Citrine vs Pure White
Where Citrine belongs to Little Greene's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Citrine belongs to the yellow family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Citrine (LRV 19), a difference of 65 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Citrine runs yellow while Pure White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 59.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Citrine vs Pure White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Citrine and Pure White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Citrine.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Citrine would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Citrine.
Color Details
Citrine vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Citrine on one side and Pure 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 Citrine comparisons
See how Citrine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 19, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 19) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 19, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 19, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Citrine reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Citrine reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
Citrine reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 19), opening up a space where Citrine encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (31 vs 19) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 19 vs 7, Citrine is decisively the brighter choice.