Limesicle
2145-50 · #E3E4CA · LRV 74 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Saybrook Sage45
- 2Soft Fern57
- 3Limesicle74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Frosty Lime89
What Color Is Limesicle, Really?
Limesicle reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2145-50 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Limesicle
Limesicle 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Limesicle
At LRV 74, Limesicle 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 Limesicle 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 Benjamin Moore 2145-50 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 | SproutSW 6427 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 77 | Color page → |
| Behr | Belvedere Cream770C-2 · Behr | 1.6 | 76 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Green Highland6007-5A · Valspar | 3.2 | 74.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Fountain FrolicPPG1119-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | More MelonPPG1116-2 · Glidden | 1.0 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lite Moscato221-1DB · Dutch Boy | 4.4 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Limesicle within Benjamin Moore'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 #E3E4CA in HSL space. Pair Limesicle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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