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Citrus SW 6906
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Citrus sits at L* 82.2, a* 7.8, b* 83.8. Its hue angle is 85° and its chroma is 84.1, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 99%.
LRV 61.0: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 61.0, Citrus is lighter than 74% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Citrus
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon | 2021-20 | 0.02 | Practically identical | |
| Sparkling Sun | 2020-30 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| Sunflower | 2019-30 | 1.24 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Citrus
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Splash | S-G-370 | 0.02 | Practically identical | |
| Center Stage | 360B-7 | 1.03 | Very close | |
| Unmellow Yellow | P300-7 | 1.26 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheerful | SW 6903 | 1.15 | Very close | |
| Forsythia | SW 6907 | 1.38 | Very close | |
| Confident Yellow | SW 6911 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Goldfinch | SW 6905 | 4.26 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Decisive Yellow | SW 6902 | 4.28 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Daisy | SW 6910 | 5.00 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Decisive Yellow SW 6902 · lighter, LRV 64.8
- Daisy SW 6910 · lighter, LRV 68.0
- Goldfinch SW 6905 · darker, LRV 54.8
- Eye Catching SW 6914 · darker, LRV 50.1
- Gusto Gold SW 6904 · darker, LRV 49.7
Colors that go with Citrus
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Citrus:
- High Tea SW 6159
- Stone Lion SW 7507
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Undercool SW 6957 · complementary (180°)
- Tangerine SW 6640 · analogous (−30°)
- Center Stage SW 6920 · analogous (+30°)
- Slick Blue SW 6949 · triadic (120°)
- Hinting Blue SW 6519 · triadic (240°)
Citrus vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 13.0) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 61.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 13.6) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 16.0) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 61.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.