Lemon Grass
Lemon Grass begins as a yellow color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Benjamin Moore Classics® Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
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78.97
Coordinating Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (85 vs 79) makes Cloud White the marginally brighter of the two.
Ginseng Root reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemon Grass reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 66), opening up a space where Thornton Sage encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (89 vs 79) makes Bavarian Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 79 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 79 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Lemon Grass reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 45), opening up a space where Summer Blue encloses it.
Lemon Grass reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 63), opening up a space where Windmill Wings encloses it.
Lemon Grass reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 9), opening up a space where Dark Royal Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Lemon Grass reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 79 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (86 vs 79) makes Butter the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 79 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (82 vs 79) makes Little Dipper the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Lemon Grass reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Lemon Grass the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Lemon Grass the marginally brighter of the two.
Lemon Grass reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 65, Lemon Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manufacturer description
Light and crisp, this yellow offers a refreshing hit of color.