Citrona vs Electric Lime
Citrona is a Farrow & Ball color while Electric Lime comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Citrona belongs to the beige-yellow family and Electric Lime to the yellow family. At LRV 57 vs 42, Citrona will read as the brighter of the two — a 15-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Citrona's warm character against Electric Lime's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 35.4, 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 Electric Lime in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Citrona and Electric Lime 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.
Color Details
Citrona vs Electric Lime Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Citrona on one side and Electric Lime 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 Citrona comparisons
See how Citrona stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 27, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.
Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 44, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Citrona is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Citrona the marginally brighter of the two.
Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Citrona reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.