Science Experiment vs Citrona
Where Science Experiment belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Citrona is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Science Experiment belongs to the yellow family and Citrona to the beige-yellow family. Citrona (LRV 57) reflects noticeably more light than Science Experiment (LRV 34), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 20.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Science Experiment vs Citrona in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Science Experiment and Citrona 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Citrona will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Science Experiment would.
Color Details
Science Experiment vs Citrona Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Science Experiment on one side and Citrona 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 Science Experiment comparisons
See how Science Experiment stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 34, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 34), opening up a space where Science Experiment encloses it.
Science Experiment reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 34, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes Science Experiment the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 34), opening up a space where Science Experiment encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 34, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 34), opening up a space where Science Experiment encloses it.
Science Experiment reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (43 vs 34) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 34 vs 4, Science Experiment is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 34), opening up a space where Science Experiment encloses it.
Science Experiment reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 34, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 34 vs 21, Science Experiment is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 34), opening up a space where Science Experiment encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 34), opening up a space where Science Experiment encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 34), opening up a space where Science Experiment encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 34, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Science Experiment reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Science Experiment reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 34), opening up a space where Science Experiment encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (41 vs 34) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Science Experiment reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.