Lime Flip (PPG 1223-3)
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Lime Flip (PPG 1223-3) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lime Flip
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Lime Flip 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 Flip, 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 | Supreme Green | SW 6442 | 69 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Pistachio | 2034-60 | 72.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Minty Frosting | T12-18 | 77.3 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Pale Tidepool | 5008-5A | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Lime Flip (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Lime Flip
Darker than Lime Flip
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1223-3 |
| Hex | #D2E3CC |
| RGB | 210, 227, 204 |
| HSL | 104°, 29%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, -9.8, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lime Flip (PPG 1223-3), published as #D2E3CC
#C0D9CA
#E4EDCC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lime Flip (PPG 1223-3)?
- Lime Flip has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lime Flip is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lime Flip in another brand?
- Pale Tidepool (Valspar 5008-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lime Flip warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Lime Flip as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.3; 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.