Lime Granita (SW 6715)
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Lime Granita (SW 6715) is a light, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lime Granita
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lime Granita by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Lime Granita, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Chameleon | 526 | 71.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Celery Bunch | 420C-3 | 70.6 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Timid Absinthe | 6003-5B | 73 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | April Showers | 1118-2 | 70 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Lime Granita (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Lime Granita
Darker than Lime Granita
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6715 |
| Hex | #DCE1B8 |
| RGB | 220, 225, 184 |
| HSL | 67°, 41%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.2, -8.5, 19.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lime Granita (SW 6715), published as #DCE1B8
#CBD7B6
#EDEBB7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lime Granita (SW 6715)?
- Lime Granita 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 Granita is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lime Granita in another brand?
- April Showers (PPG 1118-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lime Granita warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lime Granita as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.5; 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.