Lemon Surprise
0815 · #E1BC5C · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Lemon Surprise53
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Lemon Surprise, Really?
Lemon Surprise reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0815 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lemon Surprise
Lemon Surprise 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 Surprise
At LRV 53, Lemon Surprise is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Surprise 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 0815 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 | Quilt GoldSW 6696 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Flustered MustardP320-6A · Behr | 3.3 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellowstone202 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mustard Glaze3006-3A · Valspar | 3.8 | 51.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bright IdeaPPG1210-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.9 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Golden Rae30YY 49/562 · Glidden | 1.7 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Lemon Surprise 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 #E1BC5C in HSL space. Pair Lemon Surprise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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