New Lime
What New Lime Actually Looks Like
New Lime is a saturated, vivid yellow-green that reads as true lime in most conditions. It is bright without being neon, though it sits close to that edge. In strong natural light it amplifies and can feel almost luminous. In low or artificial light it tends to settle into a deeper, moodier yellow-green rather than softening. This is not a color that recedes.
New Lime Undertones
The color is built almost equally from yellow and green, which means the undertone story shifts depending on what surrounds it. Place it next to warm whites or wood tones and the yellow in it comes forward. Put it against cool grays or blues and the green dominates. There is very little neutral buffer here. What you pair it with will shape what you see.
Where New Lime Works Best
New Lime works best where you want deliberate impact in a contained space, think a powder room, a mudroom, an accent wall, or a single focal piece of furniture. It takes commitment. Using it across all four walls of a large room is a choice for people who genuinely want to live inside the color. It is interior only, so this is a strictly indoor conversation.
Where to put New Lime
A small powder room is one of the best places to use New Lime. The high saturation becomes a feature rather than an assault, and guests experience it briefly. Pair the trim in a bright white to keep the space from feeling swampy.
Utility spaces can handle an energetic color, and New Lime gives a mudroom genuine personality. The yellow-green holds up well against the practical chaos of boots and gear, and it does not require the room to be precious.
In a living room or dining room, one wall of New Lime can anchor the space without overwhelming it. Keep the remaining walls neutral and let the furniture do the work of connecting the room to the accent.
This one depends entirely on you. Some people find high-energy color stimulating and productive. If you are in that camp, New Lime on a single wall behind a monitor can work. If you are sensitive to visual noise, skip it.
What to Pair With New Lime
No coordinating colors are listed in our database for New Lime, so pairings here come from general color principle. The color pairs naturally with crisp whites to let it read clean, with deep navy or charcoal to give it grounding contrast, and with warm natural wood to pull out its yellow quality. Keep surrounding colors decisive. Muddy or mid-tone companions will fight it.
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Colors that clash with New Lime
Warm beige walls or trim next to New Lime create a muddy, unresolved contrast. The yellow in the lime and the yellow-orange in beige compete without either winning.
Red and orange furnishings or accessories next to New Lime produce a clash that reads as unintentional rather than bold. The color wheel distance is not quite enough for true contrast and not close enough for harmony.
In a room that relies entirely on artificial light, New Lime can shift toward a dull, slightly sickly yellow-green. The vibrancy that makes it interesting in daylight is largely dependent on natural light doing some of the work.
Common questions
New Lime has an LRV of 60.26, which puts it solidly in the medium-light range. It reflects a meaningful amount of light, but its saturation means it reads as much more visually intense than a soft pastel at a similar LRV. Do not let the number fool you into thinking it will feel quiet on the wall.
For walls, an eggshell finish is a reliable choice. It is easy to clean, holds the color well, and does not draw attention to surface imperfections the way a flat finish can. If you are using it in a high-traffic or high-moisture space like a mudroom or powder room, a satin finish gives you more durability without going too shiny.
Yes, almost certainly. At this level of saturation, colors tend to read more intensely on a large wall surface than on a small chip. Paint a sample board at least twelve inches square and look at it at different times of day before you decide. What looks bold but manageable on a chip can feel overwhelming across a full room.
No. New Lime 2025-30 is listed as an interior color only. If you want a similar yellow-green for an exterior application, you will need to look at colors within Benjamin Moore's exterior lineup and match from there.