Citrine vs Sudbury Yellow
Citrine (Benjamin Moore) and Sudbury Yellow (Farrow & Ball) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Citrine belongs to the beige family and Sudbury Yellow to the beige-yellow family. The 9-point LRV gap — 49 for Sudbury Yellow vs 41 for Citrine — means Sudbury Yellow will open up a space more effectively. Where Citrine leans red, Sudbury Yellow reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 7.5 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 Sudbury Yellow in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Citrine and Sudbury Yellow 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. Sudbury Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Citrine.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Sudbury Yellow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Citrine vs Sudbury Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Citrine on one side and Sudbury Yellow 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.
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