Match Lemon Drops

Benjamin Moore Lemon Drops is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 77. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Lemon Drops
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50#FFE89FLRV 77Warm

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.

Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Mellow Yellow
Lemon Drops vs Mellow Yellow
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
Benjamin Moore
Mellow Yellow
2020-50 · LRV 78

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.6Imperceptible
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Twinkle Little Star
Lemon Drops vs Twinkle Little Star
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
PPG
Twinkle Little Star
PPG1211-4 · LRV 77

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
Lemon Drops vs Lemon Zest
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85

A 8-point LRV gap (85 vs 77) makes Lemon Zest the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Dayroom Yellow
Dayroom Yellow
Lemon Drops vs Dayroom Yellow
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
Farrow & Ball
Dayroom Yellow
233 · LRV 75

With LRVs of 77 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Subtle
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Lemon Tropics
Lemon Tropics
Lemon Drops vs Lemon Tropics
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77

With LRVs of 77 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
RAL 280-1
RAL 280-1
Lemon Drops vs RAL 280-1
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 280-1
RAL 280-1 · LRV 75

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.2Noticeable
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Sunny Veranda
Sunny Veranda
Lemon Drops vs Sunny Veranda
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
Sherwin-Williams
Sunny Veranda
9017 · LRV 76

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.5Noticeable
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Joy
Lemon Drops vs Joy
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
Tikkurila
Joy
H303 · LRV 79

With LRVs of 79 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.9Noticeable
Flourish
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Flourish vs Lemon Drops
Behr
Flourish
P330-3A · LRV 69
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77

A 8-point LRV gap (77 vs 69) makes Lemon Drops the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.2Noticeable
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Sunlight
Sunlight
Lemon Drops vs Sunlight
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
Little Greene
Sunlight
135 · LRV 58

At LRV 77 vs 58, Lemon Drops is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.2Distinct
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Fresh Pasta
Fresh Pasta
Lemon Drops vs Fresh Pasta
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
Jotun
Fresh Pasta
1775 · LRV 70

Lemon Drops reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 17.1Distinct
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Timid Absinthe
Lemon Drops vs Timid Absinthe
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
Valspar
Timid Absinthe
6003-5B · LRV 72

A 5-point LRV gap (77 vs 72) makes Lemon Drops the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 19.2Distinct
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
Ivory
Lemon Drops vs Ivory
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
RAL ClassicClassic
Ivory
RAL 1014 · LRV 58

Lemon Drops reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 58), opening up a space where Ivory encloses it. At ΔE 19.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 19.5Distinct
Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops
S 1005-Y60R
Lemon Drops vs S 1005-Y60R
Benjamin Moore
Lemon Drops
2019-50 · LRV 77
NCS
S 1005-Y60R
S 1005-Y60R · LRV 70

Lemon Drops reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 31.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 31.0Very different