Lime Accent (BM 407)
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Lime Accent (BM 407) is a very light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.4, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lime Accent
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lime Accent 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 Lime Accent, 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 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Water Sprout | 420C-2 | 82.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Apple Slice | 6006-9A | 82 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Quiet Rain | 1221-2 | 83 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Lime Accent (LRV 81.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Lime Accent
Darker than Lime Accent
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 407 |
| Hex | #E5F1CF |
| RGB | 229, 241, 207 |
| HSL | 81°, 55%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, -9.8, 15.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lime Accent (BM 407), published as #E5F1CF
#D3E6CD
#F7FCCF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lime Accent (BM 407)?
- Lime Accent has an LRV of 81.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lime Accent is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lime Accent in another brand?
- Water Sprout (Behr 420C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Lime Accent warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lime Accent as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.1; 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.