Match Citrus Yellow
PPG Citrus Yellow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 54. 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.
With LRVs of 54 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Citrus Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Sunlight the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Citrona reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Citrus Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Chartreuse reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (54 vs 45) makes Citrus Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 54 vs 38, Citrus Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Citrus Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 29), opening up a space where Prairie Sage encloses it. At ΔE 21.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 54 vs 33, Citrus Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 24.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.