Lemon Punch vs Calamine
Lemon Punch is a Dulux color while Calamine comes from Farrow & Ball. Lemon Punch reads as beige-yellow, while Calamine reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 68 vs 65, Calamine will read as the brighter of the two — a 3-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 65.3, 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.
Lemon Punch vs Calamine in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lemon Punch and Calamine 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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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
Lemon Punch vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Punch on one side and Calamine 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 Lemon Punch comparisons
See how Lemon Punch stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 65, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 6, Lemon Punch is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Punch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lemon Punch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Lemon Punch is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Punch reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Lemon Punch the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 27, Lemon Punch is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Punch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lemon Punch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Lemon Punch the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 13, Lemon Punch is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Lemon Punch is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 65), opening up a space where Lemon Punch encloses it.
Lemon Punch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 65, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Lemon Punch is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Lemon Punch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Lemon Punch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Lemon Punch is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 45, Lemon Punch is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Punch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Lemon Punch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Lemon Punch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Lemon Punch reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.