Sherwin Williams Electric Lime SW 6921
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| Official page: | Electric Lime SW 6921 |
| Code: | SW 6921 |
| Name: | Electric Lime |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | High Voltage |
What color is Sherwin Williams Electric Lime?
Sherwin Williams Electric Lime SW 6921 is a high-voltage yellow-green with a sharp citrus cast and very little gray to soften it. It reads brightest in direct daylight, where it can look like the peel of a fresh lime, while warm lamps pull out more of its yellow side at night. This is usually best reserved for a front door, a painted chair, the back of open shelving, or one energetic accent wall rather than every wall in a room. Pair it with crisp warm white, pale oak, matte black, or deep navy to give the color some structure. In a north-facing room, Electric Lime may appear greener and slightly cooler, so nearby warm wood or brass can keep it from feeling overly fluorescent.
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What are Sherwin Williams Electric Lime undertones?
Electric Lime is a mid-light, clear fresh olive. The HEX sample leans yellow-green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
154, 186, 37
Is Sherwin Williams Electric Lime cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 73°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6921 Electric Lime HSL code: 73, 67%, 44%
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 Electric 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:
LRV of Electric Lime
Electric Lime has an LRV of 42.34% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 42.34%, 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
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #9aba25 |
| RGB Decimal | 154, 186, 37 |
| RGB Percent | 60.39%, 72.94%, 14.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 73° Saturation: 80.11% Value: 72.94% |
| HSL | hsl(73, 67, 44) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 17.2 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 80.11 Key: 27.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 159.446 I: 28.811 Q: -53.138 |
| XYZ | X: 31.22 Y: 42.122 Z: 8.235 |
| CIE Lab | L:70.955 a:-29.819 b:65.341 |
| CIE Luv | L:70.955 u:-15.002 v:76.443 |
| Decimal | 10140197 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.901, -27.712, 37.908 |
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