Viking Yellow vs Lemon Punch
Viking Yellow is a Benjamin Moore color while Lemon Punch comes from Dulux. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 63 and 65, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Viking Yellow's yellow character against Lemon Punch's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 9.6, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Viking Yellow vs Lemon Punch in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Viking Yellow and Lemon Punch 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.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Viking Yellow vs Lemon Punch Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Viking Yellow on one side and Lemon Punch 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 Viking Yellow comparisons
See how Viking Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Viking Yellow encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Viking Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Viking Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Viking Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Viking Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Viking Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Viking Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Viking Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Viking Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Viking Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Viking Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Viking Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Viking Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Viking Yellow encloses it.
Viking Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Viking Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 25, Viking Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Viking Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Viking Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Viking Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Viking Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 24, Viking Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Viking Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.