Lemon Whisper
0955 · #FFB10D · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peristyle Brass30
- 2Chilled Wine41
- 3Lemon Whisper53
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Lemon Whisper, Really?
Lemon Whisper reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0955 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lemon Whisper
Lemon Whisper 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 Whisper
At LRV 53, Lemon Whisper 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 Whisper 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 0955 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 | GoldfinchSW 6905 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | Extreme YellowP260-7 · Behr | 1.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bumble Bee Yellow2020-10 · Benjamin Moore | 0.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gold Abundance3003-1A · Valspar | 2.3 | 56.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · PPG / Glidden | 3.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · Glidden | 3.3 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Lemon Whisper 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 #FFB10D in HSL space. Pair Lemon Whisper with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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