Lime White
What Lime White Actually Looks Like
Lime White CW-95 reads as a warm, slightly dusty off-white. It sits a step or two away from pure white, carrying a quiet warmth that keeps it from feeling stark. On the wall it looks soft and aged in a pleasing way, closer to an antique linen than a bright contemporary white.
Lime White Undertones
The hex value places this color in warm territory, with a mix of yellow and subtle greige pulling through. It will not read green despite its name. In strong natural light the warmth becomes more apparent. In lower light or north-facing rooms it can settle into a deeper, slightly grayer tone.
Where Lime White Works Best
CW-95 belongs to Benjamin Moore's historical Colonial Williamsburg palette, which makes it a natural choice for traditional and period-style homes. It works on woodwork, walls, and exterior trim where you want warmth without committing to a clearly yellow or beige color. It can also hold its own in modern spaces that want softness rather than a hard bright white.
Where to put Lime White
On living room walls CW-95 brings a calm, settled quality. Pair it with natural wood floors and linen or wool upholstery to let the warmth register without feeling heavy.
Lime White is a strong trim choice in a period home. It reads warmer and softer than a bright white, so it layers well against walls painted in deeper historical tones without creating a jarring contrast.
On exterior siding or trim CW-95 holds its warmth in full sun while avoiding the yellow cast that some warm whites tip into. It suits colonial, craftsman, and farmhouse exteriors particularly well.
In a bedroom this color is restful rather than clinical. The dusty warmth keeps the room feeling cozy even without much natural light, which makes it a reliable choice for smaller or shade-heavy bedrooms.
What to Pair With Lime White
Because no coordinating colors are listed in our database for this color, pair guidance below draws on what generally works with warm dusty off-whites in the Colonial Williamsburg family.
Colors that clash with Lime White
Pairing CW-95 trim against a cool or blue-gray wall color can make the off-white look dingy or yellow by contrast, because the undertones in each color pull in opposite directions.
Putting CW-95 next to a high-contrast bright white on adjacent trim or ceilings will expose the warmth in CW-95 and can make it look unintentionally yellowed.
Common questions
Benjamin Moore Lime White carries the code CW-95. Its hex and precise LRV of 75.37 are shown in the color spec panel on this page.
No. Despite the name, this color does not read green. It is a warm, softly muted off-white. The name comes from its place in the Colonial Williamsburg historical palette, where lime-washed finishes were common, not from any green tone in the color itself.
Yes. Benjamin Moore makes Lime White CW-95 available in both interior and exterior formulas across their standard sheen options.
Both share a warm, chalky off-white quality and even share a name, which is not a coincidence given their shared historical reference point. Farrow and Ball's version tends to have a more pronounced chalky, flat quality in their estate finishes, while Benjamin Moore's version gives you more flexibility across sheen levels. They are close enough to use on the same project with careful testing.