Lime White
No. 1 · #E3DCC7 · LRV 72 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Lime White72
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Lime White, Really?
Lime White reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lime White
Lime White 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Lime White
At LRV 72, Lime White 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 Lime White 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 Farrow & Ball No. 1 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 | Antique WhiteSW 6119 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Ivory PaperMQ3-12 · Behr | 1.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring in Aspen954 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Daybreak6008-3A · Valspar | 1.4 | 71.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sugar CookiePPG1101-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.2 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Almond PastePPG1103-2 · Glidden | 1.4 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Lime White within Farrow & Ball'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 #E3DCC7 in HSL space. Pair Lime White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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