Lime Green (PPG 1222-5)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Lime Green (PPG 1222-5) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lime Green
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Lime Green 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 Green, 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 | Lime Rickey | SW 6717 | 45 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Stem Green | 2029-40 | 50.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Lavish Lime | HDC-SM14-5 | 48.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Gecko | 6006-8A | 47 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Lime Green (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Lime Green
Darker than Lime Green
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1222-5 |
| Hex | #AEC571 |
| RGB | 174, 197, 113 |
| HSL | 76°, 42%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.1, -21.2, 39.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lime Green (PPG 1222-5), published as #AEC571
#9EBB70
#BECF6F
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from PPG Paints
More from PPG Paints
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lime Green (PPG 1222-5)?
- Lime Green has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lime Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Lime Green in another brand?
- Stem Green (BM 2029-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Lime Green warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Lime Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.5; 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.