Lime White vs Light Beauvais
Lime White (Farrow & Ball) and Light Beauvais (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Lime White belongs to the beige-white family and Light Beauvais to the beige family. The 3-point LRV gap — 76 for Light Beauvais vs 73 for Lime White — means Light Beauvais will open up a space more effectively. Where Lime White leans warm, Light Beauvais reads red — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 3.0 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lime White vs Light Beauvais in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Lime White and Light Beauvais are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Light Beauvais has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Light Beauvais has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Lime White vs Light Beauvais Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lime White on one side and Light Beauvais 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 Lime White comparisons
See how Lime White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Lime White the marginally brighter of the two.
Lime White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 30, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.
Lime White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 60, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.
Lime White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Lime White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 43, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 4, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.
Lime White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Lime White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Lime White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (84 vs 73) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 21, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.
Lime White reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lime White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lime White reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 41, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Lime White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 25, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.
Lime White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lime White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 31, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 7, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 24, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 57, Lime White is decisively the brighter choice.