Chic Lime (BM 396)
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Chic Lime (BM 396) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.3, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chic Lime
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Chic 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 Chic 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 | Primavera | SW 9031 | 60 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Carolina Parakeet | 410B-4 | 68.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Celery | 6007-10A | 68 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Goody Gumdrop | 1219-4 | 63 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Chic Lime (LRV 65.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Chic Lime
Darker than Chic Lime
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 396 |
| Hex | #D8DE7B |
| RGB | 216, 222, 123 |
| HSL | 64°, 60%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.1, -16.1, 47.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chic Lime (BM 396), published as #D8DE7B
#C8D37B
#E8E979
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chic Lime (BM 396)?
- Chic Lime has an LRV of 65.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chic Lime is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Chic Lime in another brand?
- Celery (Valspar 6007-10A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chic Lime warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Chic Lime as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 47.6; 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.