Limón Fresco (SW 9030)
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Limón Fresco (SW 9030) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Limón Fresco
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Limón Fresco by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Limón Fresco, 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 | Bright Gold | 371 | 47.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Cilantro Lime | P340-5A | 51.5 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spring Moss | 3007-3A | 51 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Secret Safari | 1110-4 | 49 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Limón Fresco (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Limón Fresco
Darker than Limón Fresco
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9030 |
| Hex | #CEBC55 |
| RGB | 206, 188, 85 |
| HSL | 51°, 55%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, -6.2, 53.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Limón Fresco (SW 9030), published as #CEBC55
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#DDC652
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Limón Fresco (SW 9030)?
- Limón Fresco has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Limón Fresco is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Limón Fresco in another brand?
- Bright Gold (BM 371) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Limón Fresco warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Limón Fresco as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 53.3; 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.