Sunny Lime
8001-29D · #BFD785 · LRV 61 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Sunny Lime61
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Sunny Lime, Really?
Sunny Lime reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8001-29D behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sunny Lime
Sunny 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 Sunny Lime
At LRV 61, Sunny 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 Sunny 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 Valspar 8001-29D 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 | Early SpringMQ4-46 · Behr | 4.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pear Green2028-40 · Benjamin Moore | 4.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Green GeckoPPG1217-6 · PPG / Glidden | 4.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spring Green10GY 61/449 · Glidden | 1.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | WasabiDE5578 · Dunn-Edwards | 3.3 | 5 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Frog Green0779 · Diamond Vogel | 3.5 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Sunny Lime within Valspar'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 #BFD785 in HSL space. Pair Sunny Lime with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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