Citron vs Mister David
Citron is a Cloverdale Paint color while Mister David comes from Little Greene. These are both beige-yellows, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-yellow to land. At LRV 77 vs 54, Citron will read as the brighter of the two — a 23-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 11.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Citron vs Mister David in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Citron and Mister David in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Citron returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Citron will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mister David would.
Color Details
Citron vs Mister David Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Citron on one side and Mister David 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 Citron comparisons
See how Citron stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Citron reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Citron reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Citron reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Citron is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Citron is decisively the brighter choice.
Citron reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Citron is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Citron is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Citron the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Citron is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 8, Citron is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Citron the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Citron is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Citron is decisively the brighter choice.
Citron reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.