Match Citron
Farrow & Ball Citron is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 65. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Honey Bees reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (72 vs 65) makes Spirited Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Sun Touched the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (70 vs 65) makes Banana Split the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Citron reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Sand yellow encloses it. At ΔE 18.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 27.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Citron reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 29.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.