Sherbert Lemon is a pale yellow from Farrow & Ball, hex #F5DC87. Its light reflectance value is 72.3, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #F5DC87
- RGB
- 245, 220, 135
- HSL
- 46°, 85%, 75%
- CMYK
- 0, 10, 45, 4
- LRV
- 72.3
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 Sherbert Lemon are 60YY 71409 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Twinkle Little Star by Johnstone's (excellent match) and First Blossom by Fleetwood (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.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Johnstone's has 4 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Crown equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Crown has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Lick equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Lick has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Curator has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball Sherbert Lemon
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Sherbert Lemon. 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 Sherbert Lemon on it, so some of them look quite different.
Sherbert Lemon is the 203rd of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.