Citron
0850 · #FFDE42 · LRV 74 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Citron, Really?
Citron reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0850 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Citron
Citron 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 Citron
At LRV 74, Citron 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 Citron 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 Kompozit 0850 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 | 3.5 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Citrus360B-5 · Behr | 1.1 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bold Yellow336 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet Mustard3008-1B · Valspar | 3.0 | 70.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Acorn SquashPPG1212-6 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Acorn SquashPPG1212-6 · Glidden | 0.9 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Citron within Kompozit'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 #FFDE42 in HSL space. Pair Citron with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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