Citrona vs Hardwick White

CitronaFarrow & BallvsHardwick WhiteFarrow & BallΔE 35.1Very different colors

Both are Farrow & Ball colors. Citrona reads as beige-yellow, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 57 vs 44, Citrona will read as the brighter of the two — a 14-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 35.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Citrona vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Citrona and Hardwick White 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. Citrona returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

CitronaFarrow and Ball Citrona CC3 stairs

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Hardwick WhiteFarrow and Ball Hardwick White 5 living room

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Color Details

Citrona
Farrow & Ball · CC3
Hex#dbcc7c
LRV57.3
BrandFarrow & Ball
NumberCC3
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Hardwick White
Farrow & Ball · 5
Hex#b5afa0
LRV43.7
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number5
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Citrona vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Citrona on one side and Hardwick White on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Citrona comparisons

See how Citrona stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Citrona
White Dove
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

At LRV 83 vs 57, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Ammonite
Citrona
Ammonite
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Citrona
Iron Ore
Citrona
Iron Ore
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

At LRV 57 vs 6, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.

Citrona
Purbeck Stone
Citrona
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

Citrona reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Citrona
Evergreen Fog
Citrona
Evergreen Fog
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Citrona
Mizzle
Citrona
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Citrona the marginally brighter of the two.

Citrona
Agreeable Gray
Citrona
Agreeable Gray
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Citrona
Accessible Beige
Citrona
Accessible Beige
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Denim Drift
Citrona
Denim Drift
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

At LRV 57 vs 27, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.

Citrona
French Gray
Citrona
French Gray
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Citrona
Naval
Citrona
Naval
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Citrona
Tranquil Dawn
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Bancha
Citrona
Bancha
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

At LRV 57 vs 13, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.

Citrona
Pure White
Citrona
Pure White
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where Citrona encloses it.

Citrona
Artichoke
Citrona
Artichoke
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Citrona
Balboa Mist
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.

Citrona
Shoji White
Citrona
Shoji White
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Citrona
Snowbound
Citrona
Snowbound
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 57, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Citrona
Pewter Green
Citrona
Pewter Green
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

At LRV 57 vs 12, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.

Citrona
Skimming Stone
Citrona
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.

Citrona
Dix Blue
Citrona
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Calamine
Citrona
Calamine
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Citrona
Treron
Citrona
Treron
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Citrona
Vintage Vogue
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

At LRV 57 vs 12, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Citrona
Saybrook Sage
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Citrona the marginally brighter of the two.

Citrona
Pale Green
Citrona
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Pine Needle
Citrona
Pine Needle
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Citrona
Cement grey
Citrona
Cement grey
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Citrona
Guilford Green
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

With LRVs of 57 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Just Walnut
Citrona
Just Walnut
Citrona
Farrow & Ball
Citrona
CC3 · LRV 57

Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 57), opening up a space where Citrona encloses it.