Match Citronée

Benjamin Moore Citronée is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 81. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Citronée
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281#F3EDD1LRV 81Warm

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Citronée
Citronée
Fresh Air
Citronée vs Fresh Air
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
Benjamin Moore
Fresh Air
211 · LRV 81

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Citronée
Citronée
Spotlight
Spotlight
Citronée vs Spotlight
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
Cloverdale Paint
Spotlight
0796 · LRV 86

A 5-point LRV gap (86 vs 81) makes Spotlight the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Citronée
Citronée
Bright Laughter
Citronée vs Bright Laughter
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
PPG
Bright Laughter
PPG1215-2 · LRV 82

With LRVs of 82 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Citronée
Citronée
Pineapple Cream
Citronée vs Pineapple Cream
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
Sherwin-Williams
Pineapple Cream
1668 · LRV 82

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Citronée
Citronée
Daffodil White
Daffodil White
Citronée vs Daffodil White
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81

A 4-point LRV gap (85 vs 81) makes Daffodil White the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Citronée
Citronée
RAL 130-4
RAL 130-4
Citronée vs RAL 130-4
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 130-4
RAL 130-4 · LRV 86

RAL 130-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 86 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Honied White
Citronée
Citronée
Honied White vs Citronée
Behr
Honied White
YL-W03 · LRV 87
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81

Honied White reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Citronée
Citronée
First Light
Citronée vs First Light
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
Little Greene
First Light
49 · LRV 92

First Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 92 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Citronée
Citronée
New White
New White
Citronée vs New White
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
Farrow & Ball
New White
59 · LRV 82

With LRVs of 82 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Citronée
Citronée
Dough
Citronée vs Dough
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
Tikkurila
Dough
F398 · LRV 82

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.7Noticeable
Citronée
Citronée
Soul
Soul
Citronée vs Soul
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
Jotun
Soul
1625 · LRV 80

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.9Noticeable
Citronée
Citronée
Cleanroom white
Cleanroom white
Citronée vs Cleanroom white
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
RAL ClassicClassic
Cleanroom white
RAL 9012 · LRV 89

A 8-point LRV gap (89 vs 81) makes Cleanroom white the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.0Noticeable
Citronée
Citronée
S 0502-Y
S 0502-Y
Citronée vs S 0502-Y
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
NCS
S 0502-Y
S 0502-Y · LRV 87

A 6-point LRV gap (87 vs 81) makes S 0502-Y the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.8Noticeable
Citronée
Citronée
Gentle Lamb
Gentle Lamb
Citronée vs Gentle Lamb
Benjamin Moore
Citronée
281 · LRV 81
Valspar
Gentle Lamb
V177 · LRV 70

A 12-point LRV gap (81 vs 70) makes Citronée the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.2Noticeable