Lucky Lime
50GY 55/404 · #97D590 · LRV 55 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Lucky Lime55
- 4Morning Zen60
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Lucky Lime, Really?
Lucky Lime reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 50GY 55/404 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lucky Lime
Lucky 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Lucky Lime
At LRV 55, Lucky Lime 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 Lucky 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 Glidden 50GY 55/404 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 | Witty GreenSW 6929 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Young GreenP390-4 · Behr | 2.1 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Paradise Hills Green550 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Garden Sprout6004-9C · Valspar | 3.0 | 53.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Celery SprigPPG1224-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sweetened Green127-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Lucky Lime 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 #97D590 in HSL space. Pair Lucky Lime with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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