Lemon
2021-20 · #FFC400 · LRV 61 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Lemon61
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Lemon, Really?
Lemon reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2021-20 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lemon
Lemon 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 Lemon
At LRV 61, Lemon 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 Lemon 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 Benjamin Moore 2021-20 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 | CitrusSW 6906 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | Citrus SplashS-G-370 · Behr | 0.3 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Golden Spell3004-1B · Valspar | 2.4 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Rise-N-ShinePPG1206-7 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Rise-N-ShinePPG1206-7 · Glidden | 1.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Ducky Yellow116-7DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Lemon within Benjamin Moore'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 #FFC400 in HSL space. Pair Lemon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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