Shimmering Lime (BM 2030-50)
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Shimmering Lime (BM 2030-50) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68.5, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shimmering Lime
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Shimmering 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 Shimmering 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 | Oh Pistachio | SW 9033 | 53 | 7.2 | clearly different |
| Behr | Fairway Mist | 430A-3 | 74.1 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Lush Meadow | 6005-9C | 64 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Almost Aloe | 1224-5 | 70 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Shimmering Lime (LRV 68.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Shimmering Lime
Darker than Shimmering Lime
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2030-50 |
| Hex | #BFE8AA |
| RGB | 191, 232, 170 |
| HSL | 100°, 57%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.8, -24.4, 25.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shimmering Lime (BM 2030-50), published as #BFE8AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shimmering Lime (BM 2030-50)?
- Shimmering Lime has an LRV of 68.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shimmering Lime is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Shimmering Lime in another brand?
- Almost Aloe (PPG 1224-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Shimmering Lime warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Shimmering Lime as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.9; 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.