Outemu Cream Yellow vs Outemu Lime
The Outemu Cream Yellow and the Outemu Lime are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Outemu Cream Yellow is silent tactile and the Outemu Lime is tactile; the Outemu Cream Yellow is lighter to actuate (45g versus 50g); travel is 3.3 mm on the Outemu Cream Yellow and 4 mm on the Outemu Lime.
- Cheaper per switchOutemu Lime$0.20 versus $0.25
Choose the Outemu Cream Yellow if
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you want a switch popular for quiet builds.
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you prefer a silent tactile feel.
Choose the Outemu Lime if
- you want a switch popular for budget tactiles.
- you prefer a tactile feel.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (50g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Outemu Cream Yellow vs Outemu Lime, spec by spec
| Outemu Cream Yellow | Outemu Lime | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | nylon | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | n/a |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.25 | $0.20 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | muted, dampened tactile | budget tactile |
| Released | 2023 | 2021 |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 227 switches we track
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Outemu Cream Yellow; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Outemu Lime.
8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Outemu Cream Yellow; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Outemu Lime.
15% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Outemu Cream Yellow; 5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Outemu Lime.
Where to buy the Outemu Cream Yellow
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Where to buy the Outemu Lime
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