Citronella vs Humorous Green
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Citronella belongs to the beige-yellow family and Humorous Green to the beige-green family. At LRV 47 vs 41, Humorous Green will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-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 13.1, 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.
Citronella vs Humorous Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Citronella and Humorous Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Humorous Green has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Citronella vs Humorous Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Citronella on one side and Humorous Green 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 Citronella comparisons
See how Citronella stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Citronella encloses it.
Citronella reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Citronella the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Citronella encloses it.
Citronella reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 41 vs 4, Citronella is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Citronella encloses it.
Citronella reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 21, Citronella is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 41), opening up a space where Citronella encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Citronella encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Citronella encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Citronella reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Citronella reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Citronella encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Citronella reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Citronella the marginally brighter of the two.