Lime Sorbet
PPG1225-4 · #BEE4BE · LRV 70 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Lime Sorbet70
- 4Green Vibes75
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Lime Sorbet, Really?
Lime Sorbet reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1225-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lime Sorbet
Lime Sorbet 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 Sorbet
At LRV 70, Lime Sorbet 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 Sorbet 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1225-4 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 | Spirited GreenSW 6932 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mint ParfaitP390-3 · Behr | 1.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Honeydew549 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Summer Sigh6004-9B · Valspar | 1.3 | 71.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lime SorbetPPG1225-4 · Glidden | 0.3 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Vireo Wing127-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.5 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Lime Sorbet within PPG / 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 #BEE4BE in HSL space. Pair Lime Sorbet with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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