Wild Lime (SW 9668)
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Wild Lime (SW 9668) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wild Lime
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Wild Lime 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 Wild Lime, 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 | Stanhope Yellow | 380 | 71.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Pale Green Grape | M340-3 | 71.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Plum Passion | 6007-5B | 65 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Misty Moor | 11-09 | 67 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Wild Lime (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Wild Lime
Darker than Wild Lime
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9668 |
| Hex | #E3DEB3 |
| RGB | 227, 222, 179 |
| HSL | 54°, 46%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.9, -5.2, 21.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wild Lime (SW 9668), published as #E3DEB3
#D2D4B2
#F4E8B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wild Lime (SW 9668)?
- Wild Lime has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wild Lime is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wild Lime in another brand?
- Pale Green Grape (Behr M340-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Wild Lime warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Wild Lime as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.8; 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.