Citrine vs Fickle Pickle
Citrine is a Little Greene color while Fickle Pickle comes from Valspar. Hue-wise, Citrine belongs to the yellow family and Fickle Pickle to the beige-yellow family. With LRVs of 19 and 20, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 9.8, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Citrine vs Fickle Pickle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Citrine and Fickle Pickle are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Citrine vs Fickle Pickle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Citrine on one side and Fickle Pickle 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 Citrine comparisons
See how Citrine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 19, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 19, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 19, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Citrine reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Citrine reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Citrine reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (31 vs 19) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.