Lime Freckle
10GY 52/541 · #A8D067 · LRV 52 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Lime Freckle52
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Lime Freckle, Really?
Lime Freckle reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 10GY 52/541 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lime Freckle
Lime Freckle 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 Lime Freckle
At LRV 52, Lime Freckle is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Freckle 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 Glidden 10GY 52/541 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Grass Cloth400D-5 · Behr | 2.1 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Willow Springs Green418 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Be SpontaneousPPG1221-6 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 52 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Jungle Floor125-5DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Citrus LeafDE5558 · Dunn-Edwards | 3.6 | 52 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Wonder Woods0772 · Diamond Vogel | 4.2 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Lime Freckle within Glidden'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 #A8D067 in HSL space. Pair Lime Freckle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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