Citrona is a pale yellow from Farrow & Ball, hex #DBCA7B. Its light reflectance value is 58.7, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #DBCA7B
- RGB
- 219, 202, 123
- HSL
- 49°, 57%, 67%
- CMYK
- 0, 8, 44, 14
- LRV
- 58.7
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Citrona are Maize by Fleetwood (excellent match), Freedom Trail 277 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Sunlight by Little Greene (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Fleetwood equivalents to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Citrona, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Citrona, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Citrona, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Citrona, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Citrona, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Citrona, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Citrona. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Dulux has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Citrona. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Lick has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Citrona. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Citrona. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Citrona. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Curator has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Citrona. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Crown has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Citrona. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Ronseal has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Citrona. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball Citrona
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Citrona. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Farrow & Ball against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Citrona on it, so some of them look quite different.
Citrona is the 234th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.