Lime Wash
PPG1122-2 · #DEE2CF · LRV 74 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Saybrook Sage45
- 2Soft Fern57
- 3Lime Wash74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Frosty Lime89
What Color Is Lime Wash, Really?
Lime Wash reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1122-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lime Wash
Lime Wash 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 Wash
At LRV 74, Lime Wash 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 Wash 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 PPG1122-2 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 | Gratifying GreenSW 6435 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | CavanM380-1 · Behr | 0.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresh Dew435 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 75 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pale Oak Grove5008-3A · Valspar | 1.3 | 74.9 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lime WashPPG1122-2 · Glidden | 0.2 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sea Mint Green326-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Lime Wash 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 #DEE2CF in HSL space. Pair Lime Wash with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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