Lime Meringue (PPG 1222-1)
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Lime Meringue (PPG 1222-1) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lime Meringue
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Lime Meringue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Lime Meringue, 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 | Gratifying Green | SW 6435 | 74 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Appalachian Green | 852 | 79.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | White Radish | M360-2 | 78.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Desert Seedling | 6001-5A | 84 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Lime Meringue (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Lime Meringue
Darker than Lime Meringue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1222-1 |
| Hex | #E6ECD6 |
| RGB | 230, 236, 214 |
| HSL | 76°, 37%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -5.8, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lime Meringue (PPG 1222-1), published as #E6ECD6
#D4E2D4
#F8F6D6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lime Meringue (PPG 1222-1)?
- Lime Meringue has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lime Meringue is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lime Meringue in another brand?
- Desert Seedling (Valspar 6001-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lime Meringue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Lime Meringue as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.