Match Electric Lime
Sherwin-Williams Electric Lime is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 42. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Electric Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pale Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 12-point LRV gap (42 vs 31) makes Electric Lime the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Anime reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Electric Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 61 vs 42, Kiwi Crush is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 26.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Electric Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 28.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 42 vs 20, Electric Lime is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 31.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 57 vs 42, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 35.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Electric Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 48.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Electric Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 55.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.