Lime Rickey vs Snowbound
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Lime Rickey belongs to the yellow family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. At LRV 83 vs 45, Snowbound will read as the brighter of the two — a 38-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Lime Rickey's neutral character against Snowbound's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 44.1, 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.
Lime Rickey vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lime Rickey and Snowbound 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. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Lime Rickey would.
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. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Lime Rickey vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lime Rickey on one side and Snowbound 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 Rickey comparisons
See how Lime Rickey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Lime Rickey encloses it.
Lime Rickey reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Lime Rickey is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Lime Rickey encloses it.
Lime Rickey reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Lime Rickey is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lime Rickey reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Lime Rickey is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Lime Rickey encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Lime Rickey encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Lime Rickey reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lime Rickey reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Lime Rickey encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Lime Rickey the marginally brighter of the two.
Lime Rickey reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Lime Rickey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Lime Rickey is decisively the brighter choice.