Key Lime (BM 2031-50)
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Key Lime (BM 2031-50) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.9, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Key Lime
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Key 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 Key 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 | Green Vibes | SW 6928 | 75 | 7.4 | clearly different |
| Behr | Key Lime | 420A-3 | 67.4 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spring Lawn | 6006-9C | 72 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Faith | 1221-4 | 77 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Key Lime (LRV 70.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Key Lime
Darker than Key Lime
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2031-50 |
| Hex | #CBEAA7 |
| RGB | 203, 234, 167 |
| HSL | 88°, 61%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.1, -21.6, 29.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Key Lime (BM 2031-50), published as #CBEAA7
#BADFA6
#DCF5A6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Key Lime (BM 2031-50)?
- Key Lime has an LRV of 70.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Key Lime is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Key Lime in another brand?
- Faith (PPG 1221-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Key Lime warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Key Lime as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.3; 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.