Dancing Green vs Lime Rickey
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Dancing Green belongs to the green-yellow family and Lime Rickey to the yellow family. Dancing Green (LRV 58) reflects noticeably more light than Lime Rickey (LRV 45), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 12.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dancing Green vs Lime Rickey in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Dancing Green and Lime Rickey in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Dancing Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Lime Rickey would.
Color Details
Dancing Green vs Lime Rickey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dancing Green on one side and Lime Rickey 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 Dancing Green comparisons
See how Dancing Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Dancing Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Dancing Green the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Dancing Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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Dancing Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 13, Dancing Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Dancing Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Dancing Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Dancing Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 8, Dancing Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Dancing Green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Dancing Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Dancing Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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