Hound Lemon
No. 2 · #E4D5A6 · LRV 67 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Hound Lemon67
- 4Lemon Twist72
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Hound Lemon, Really?
Hound Lemon reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hound Lemon
Hound 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 Hound Lemon
At LRV 67, Hound 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 Hound 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 Farrow & Ball No. 2 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 | Lucent YellowSW 6400 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lemon DropUL180-11 · Behr | 2.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Hills262 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Melted ButterP017 · Valspar | 2.4 | 66.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Caramelized PearsPPG1105-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Soft Burnished Gold60YY 67/251 · Glidden | 1.6 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Hound Lemon 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 #E4D5A6 in HSL space. Pair Hound Lemon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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