Chic Lime
Benjamin Moore Chic Lime (396) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#D8DE7BLRV
65.34
Chic Lime in Rooms
Follow Chic Lime from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
3 Living Room Photos
Viewed across 3 living room images in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, Chic Lime (396) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 65.3 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Living room walls in Chic Lime energize the space with vibrant brightness.
@jeffreybilhuber
Bright Chic Lime walls bring modern vitality to the living room.
@eerdmansnewyork
Living room painted in Chic Lime radiates energy and creative inspiration.
@eerdmansnewyork
1 Misc Photo
The color’s movement from one type of space to another can draw different notes from Chic Lime (396). The beige, yellow hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Accent wall in Chic Lime pops against neutral surrounding surfaces.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 65, White Diamond is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 28, Chic Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 39, Chic Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Baby's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 65), opening up a space where Chic Lime encloses it.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 62) makes Chic Lime the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Chic Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 65 vs 5, Chic Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 25, Chic Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Chic Lime reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 46), opening up a space where Blue Viola encloses it.
Chic Lime reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 50), opening up a space where Blue Orchid encloses it.
With LRVs of 65 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (70 vs 65) makes Wales Green the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (73 vs 65) makes Apples and Pears the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Chic Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (65 vs 57) makes Chic Lime the marginally brighter of the two.
Chic Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chic Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
Bold and breezy, this yellow-tinged green has an effortless charm.