Lemon
Lemon begins as a yellow color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#FFC400LRV
54.51
Coordinating Colors
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Lemon encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Lemon Sorbet is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 90 vs 55, Simply White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 55, Mountain Peak White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Sparkling Sun the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Lemon reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 9), opening up a space where Dark Royal Blue encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 10, Lemon is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Lemon the marginally brighter of the two.
Lemon reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lemon reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Like a beautifully ripened piece of citrus, this yellow-orange invigorates and tickles the senses.