Lemon Tint vs House White
Lemon Tint is a Cloverdale Paint color while House White comes from Farrow & Ball. Lemon Tint reads as beige-yellow, while House White reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 86 vs 78, Lemon Tint will read as the brighter of the two — a 8-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 6.1, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lemon Tint vs House White in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Lemon Tint and House White are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Lemon Tint returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Lemon Tint will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than House White would.
Color Details
Lemon Tint vs House White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Tint on one side and House White 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 Lemon Tint comparisons
See how Lemon Tint stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Lemon Tint reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 86 vs 6, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Tint reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Lemon Tint reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 52, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Tint reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 58, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 27, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Tint reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Lemon Tint reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 55, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 13, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 44, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lemon Tint reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 66, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (86 vs 74) makes Lemon Tint the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (86 vs 83) makes Lemon Tint the marginally brighter of the two.
Lemon Tint reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 12, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 8, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 68, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Tint reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 12, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 45, Lemon Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Lemon Tint reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.