Citrus
360B-5 · #FEDD4E · LRV 73 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Citrus, Really?
Citrus reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 360B-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Citrus
Citrus is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Citrus
At LRV 73, Citrus is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Citrus are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 360B-5 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Lemon TwistSW 6909 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bold Yellow336 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Backlit LemonV017-2 · Valspar | 2.7 | 73.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Acorn SquashPPG1212-6 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Acorn SquashPPG1212-6 · Glidden | 2.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Summer's Sun118-5DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Citrus within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FEDD4E in HSL space. Pair Citrus with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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