Liberated Lime vs Wavecrest
Liberated Lime is a PPG color while Wavecrest comes from Sherwin-Williams. Liberated Lime reads as yellow, while Wavecrest reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 70 and 69, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.9, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Liberated Lime vs Wavecrest Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Liberated Lime on one side and Wavecrest on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Liberated Lime comparisons
See how Liberated Lime stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Liberated Lime encloses it.
Liberated Lime reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Liberated Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Liberated Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Liberated Lime reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Liberated Lime the marginally brighter of the two.
Liberated Lime reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Liberated Lime reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Liberated Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 4, Liberated Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Liberated Lime reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Liberated Lime reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Liberated Lime reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 21, Liberated Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Liberated Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Liberated Lime encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 51, Liberated Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Liberated Lime reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Liberated Lime reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 41, Liberated Lime is decisively the brighter choice.
Liberated Lime reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Liberated Lime reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Liberated Lime is decisively the brighter choice.