Lime Rickey (SW 6717)
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Lime Rickey (SW 6717) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lime Rickey
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lime Rickey 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 Rickey, 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 | Parrot Green | CW-465 | 42.2 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Citrus Peel | P360-5 | 46.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Gecko | 6006-8A | 47 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Beach Bag | 1117-5 | 44 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Lime Rickey (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Lime Rickey
Darker than Lime Rickey
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6717 |
| Hex | #AFB96A |
| RGB | 175, 185, 106 |
| HSL | 68°, 36%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.8, -15.6, 38.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lime Rickey (SW 6717), published as #AFB96A
#A0AF69
#BFC368
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lime Rickey (SW 6717)?
- Lime Rickey has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lime Rickey is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Lime Rickey in another brand?
- Beach Bag (PPG 1117-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lime Rickey warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lime Rickey as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.8; 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.