Electric Lime vs Lime Rickey paint color comparison

Electric Lime vs Lime Rickey

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 45 vs 42, Lime Rickey will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a neutral quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 30.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Electric Lime vs Lime Rickey in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Electric Lime 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.

House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

Electric LimeElectric Lime color — scandinavian house inspiration

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Lime RickeySherwin Williams Lime Rickey Exterior

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Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

Electric Limetraditional front door featuring Electric Lime by Sherwin-Williams

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Lime RickeySw Lime Rickey Door

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Color Details

Electric Lime
Sherwin-Williams · 6921
LRV42.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6921
Undertone—
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium
Lime Rickey
Sherwin-Williams · 6717
LRV45.0
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6717
Undertone—
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Electric Lime vs Lime Rickey Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Electric Lime on one side and Lime Rickey on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.