Enlightened Lime vs White Mint
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Enlightened Lime belongs to the green-yellow family and White Mint to the green-white family. With LRVs of 80 and 78, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a neutral quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 3.7, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Enlightened Lime vs White Mint in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Enlightened Lime and White Mint 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.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. 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.
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.
Color Details
Enlightened Lime vs White Mint Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Enlightened Lime on one side and White Mint 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 Enlightened Lime comparisons
See how Enlightened Lime stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 11-point LRV gap (80 vs 69) makes Enlightened Lime the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Enlightened Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 30, Enlightened Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 60, Enlightened Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 43, Enlightened Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 4, Enlightened Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (84 vs 80) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 80 vs 21, Enlightened Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Enlightened Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 80 vs 51, Enlightened Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Enlightened Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 41, Enlightened Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Enlightened Lime reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 31, Enlightened Lime is decisively the brighter choice.