Benjamin Moore Chic Lime 396
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- Chic Lime for living room (3 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Chic Lime reviews (1 photo)
- What are Benjamin Moore Chic Lime undertones?
- Is Chic Lime 396 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Chic Lime
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Chic Lime 396
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Chic Lime 396 |
| Code: | 396 |
| Name: | Chic Lime |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Chic Lime?
Benjamin Moore Chic Lime 396 is a light, yellow-leaning green with a crisp chartreuse cast softened by its pale, slightly muted base. Its noticeable yellow undertone keeps the color warm and sunny rather than leafy or cool. In bright daylight, Chic Lime reads as clean and lively, while lower or warmer artificial light can bring out more of its yellow character. It makes a spirited choice for a kitchen, breakfast nook, powder room, or painted accent furniture, especially when paired with warm white trim, natural oak, woven textures, and matte black details. For a more grounded palette, combine this shade with soft clay, muted navy, or charcoal accents.
Chic Lime for living room (3 photos)
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Benjamin Moore Chic Lime reviews
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What are Benjamin Moore Chic Lime undertones?
Chic Lime is a light, clear straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
216, 222, 123
Is Benjamin Moore Chic Lime cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 64°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
396 Chic Lime HSL code: 64, 60%, 68%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Chic Lime
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Chic Lime:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Chic Lime with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 244, such as Benjamin Moore Enchanted and Majestic Violet.
LRV of Chic Lime
Chic Lime has an LRV of 65.34% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 65.34%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #D8DE7B |
| RGB Decimal | 216, 222, 123 |
| RGB Percent | 84.71%, 87.06%, 48.24% |
| HSV | Hue: 64° Saturation: 44.59% Value: 87.06% |
| HSL | hsl(64, 60, 68) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 2.7 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 44.59 Key: 12.94 |
| YIQ | Y: 208.92 I: 28.238 Q: -32.078 |
| XYZ | X: 58.016 Y: 68.273 Z: 28.855 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.143 a:-16.133 b:47.643 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.143 u:0.818 v:64.319 |
| Decimal | 14212731 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.627, -19.266, 37.134 |
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