Exotic Lime vs Pewter Green
Where Exotic Lime belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pewter Green is a Sherwin-Williams color. Exotic Lime reads as beige-yellow, while Pewter Green reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Exotic Lime (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Pewter Green (LRV 12), a difference of 40 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Exotic Lime runs yellow while Pewter Green is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 76.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Exotic Lime vs Pewter Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Exotic Lime on one side and Pewter Green on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Exotic Lime comparisons
See how Exotic Lime stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 69 vs 52, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Exotic Lime reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Exotic Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Exotic Lime reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Exotic Lime the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 52 vs 4, Exotic Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Exotic Lime reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Exotic Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Exotic Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Exotic Lime encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Exotic Lime encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Exotic Lime encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Exotic Lime encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Exotic Lime the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Exotic Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Exotic Lime reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Exotic Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Exotic Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 7, Exotic Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 24, Exotic Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 72 vs 52, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.