Acid Drop
No. 9908 · #C1C365 · LRV 51 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Thai Curry21
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Acid Drop51
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Acid Drop, Really?
Acid Drop reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 9908 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Acid Drop
Acid Drop 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 Acid Drop
At LRV 51, Acid Drop 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 Acid Drop 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 Farrow & Ball No. 9908 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 | Mélange GreenSW 6710 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cilantro LimeP340-5A · Behr | 4.9 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Vibrations391 · Benjamin Moore | 3.8 | 47 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Temptation6007-8B · Valspar | 4.4 | 52.5 | Color page → |
| Glidden | English Apple90YY 48/500 · Glidden | 3.0 | 48 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | PlanktonHGSW 1244 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Acid Drop within Farrow & Ball'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 #C1C365 in HSL space. Pair Acid Drop with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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