Citrine vs Roasted Macadamia
Citrine (Benjamin Moore) and Roasted Macadamia (Cloverdale Paint) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 41 vs 40 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 3.3 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Citrine vs Roasted Macadamia in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Citrine and Roasted Macadamia are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Citrine vs Roasted Macadamia Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Citrine on one side and Roasted Macadamia on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Citrine comparisons
See how Citrine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 41 vs 27, Citrine is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 74 vs 41, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 12, Citrine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 12, Citrine is decisively the brighter choice.
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