Lemon Lime
390B-7 · #E4C000 · LRV 54 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Lemon Lime54
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Lemon Lime, Really?
Lemon Lime reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 390B-7 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lemon Lime
Lemon Lime is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Lemon Lime
At LRV 54, Lemon Lime is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Lemon Lime are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 390B-7 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Eye CatchingSW 6914 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Citron2024-30 · Benjamin Moore | 4.9 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cabana Glow8001-24G · Valspar | 2.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Zesty Yellow119-7DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 50 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | AlchemistHGSW 1222 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Lemon ZestDE5412 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.2 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Lemon Lime within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E4C000 in HSL space. Pair Lemon Lime with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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