Lemonade
Lemonade is a bright and airy Yellow from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. Below, you'll find 2 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#FAF4C8
LRV
85.32
Lemonade in Real Rooms
Lemonade has a high LRV of 85.32 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Yellow family, the photos below show it applied in a living room.
2 Living Room Photos
Lemonade works harder than it looks in a living room environment. Whether the space gets direct southern sun or stays north-facing and dim, the color finds its specific register — neither receding into the background nor demanding the spotlight. It acts as a sophisticated backdrop that makes every piece of furniture or art placed in front of it look immediately more considered and curated.
Soft Lemonade walls create an inviting gathering space in this living room.
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Welcoming Lemonade hues establish a bright, cheerful living room atmosphere.
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Coordinating Colors
Cotton Balls reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 85), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Lemonade is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemonade reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chantilly Lace reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 85), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 85 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 85 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 85 vs 10, Lemonade is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemonade reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 27), opening up a space where Blue Lapis encloses it.
Lemonade reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 12), opening up a space where Twilight Blue encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 32, Lemonade is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 10, Lemonade is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemonade reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where Aqua Marina encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 87 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 85 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 87 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Lemonade reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemonade reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (85 vs 80) makes Lemonade the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 85 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.