Summer Lime (BM 2026-60)
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Summer Lime (BM 2026-60) is a very light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 84.4, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Lime
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Summer Lime by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Summer Lime, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Springtime | SW 6708 | 77 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Feldspar | 410C-2 | 80.8 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Limescent | 6007-9A | 84 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spring Blossom | 1216-3 | 82 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Summer Lime (LRV 84.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Lime
Darker than Summer Lime
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2026-60 |
| Hex | #F3F5C5 |
| RGB | 243, 245, 197 |
| HSL | 63°, 71%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.3, -8.4, 23.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Lime (BM 2026-60), published as #F3F5C5
#E2EAC4
#FFFFC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Lime (BM 2026-60)?
- Summer Lime has an LRV of 84.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Lime is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Lime in another brand?
- Limescent (Valspar 6007-9A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Summer Lime warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Summer Lime as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.