Lemongrass
We've categorized Lemongrass as a versatile and reflective Green because of its unique LRV profile. We have documented it across our network because it can provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions so effectively. Explore our collection of 1 room photo to see how it looks alongside coordinating accent choices.
Hex
#C8BD98
LRV
50.85
Lemongrass's Color Strip
Lemongrass is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Strip 297 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Lemongrass in Real Rooms
Lemongrass has a medium-high LRV of 50.85 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Green family, the photos below show it applied in a misc.
1 Misc Photo
These photos show Lemongrass in spaces that don't fit neatly into a single category: transitional spaces, accent applications, and rooms where the color becomes a fine detail rather than a broad backdrop.
Walls painted in Lemongrass deliver a fresh, naturally inspired green tone.
@herbertpainting
Coordinating Colors
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 51), opening up a space where Lemongrass encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 38, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 25, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 51), opening up a space where Lemongrass encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (54 vs 51) makes Hearts Of Palm the marginally brighter of the two.
Lemongrass reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemongrass reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lemongrass reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Straw Harvest reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 51 vs 7, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemongrass reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Lemongrass reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 28), opening up a space where Dusty Heather encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 3, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Lemongrass encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 6, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Cargo Pants reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Oyster White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Grecian Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 51), opening up a space where Lemongrass encloses it.
Pearly White reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 51), opening up a space where Lemongrass encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 51 vs 38, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemongrass reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 28, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 38, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 32, Lemongrass is decisively the brighter choice.