Lime Burst is a pale green from Johnstone's, hex #C9C969. Its light reflectance value is 55.2, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #C9C969
- RGB
- 201, 201, 105
- HSL
- 60°, 47%, 60%
- CMYK
- 0, 0, 48, 21
- LRV
- 55.2
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Lime Burst are Acid Drop by Farrow & Ball (good match), INDIAN IVY 6 by Dulux (good match) and 90YY 58424 by Dulux Trade (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Lime Burst, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Dulux has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lime Burst, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lime Burst, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Lime Burst, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Lime Burst, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Benjamin Moore paints to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Benjamin Moore has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lime Burst. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lime Burst. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lime Burst. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lime Burst. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lime Burst. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lime Burst. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lime Burst. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lime Burst. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lime Burst. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Lime Burst
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lime Burst. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Johnstone's against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Greens
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Lime Burst on it, so some of them look quite different.
Lime Burst is the 811th of 1,855 greens Swatcher knows about.