Chartreuse Colors
Chartreuse sits between yellow and green, closer to citrus peel than leaf shadow. It appears in modern art, garden rooms, powder rooms, kids spaces, and small furniture pieces.
Atomic Tulip
Candy Dew
Candy Mist
Candy Willow
Chartreuse
Crayola Electric Lime
Crayola Inch Worm
Dazzling Sand
Explosive Glacier
Flash Horizon
Lawn Green
Luminous Straw
Neon Lime
Spring Bud
Striking Moon
Striking Straw
Ultra Breeze
Vintage Gale
Yellow Green
Zesty Fern
Using chartreuse in your home
Chartreuse can be brilliant in a small dose and exhausting in a large one. Use it on a chair, shelf back, pantry door, powder room ceiling, or modern mural with white, black, deep teal, walnut, or concrete gray. North light makes Bold Orchid and Spark Silk feel sharper. South light turns the yellow side up. Check it beside oak floors. Yellow wood can make chartreuse look raw.
Frequently asked questions
Chartreuse vs Lime Green, what changes?
Chartreuse is yellower. Lime Green usually reads greener and slightly cleaner.
What neutrals calm Chartreuse?
White, black, concrete gray, walnut, and deep teal calm it best. Cream can make it look more yellow.
Best Chartreuse paint colors?
Sample Sherwin-Williams Electric Lime (LRV 42), Glidden Funky Frog (LRV 67.4), or Benjamin Moore Malachy Green (LRV 47.72).