Lemon (color)

shade of yellow named for its resemblance to the fruit
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Lemon is a color that resembles the color of the lemon fruit.

Two lemons, one whole and one sliced in half

The first written use of lemon as a color name in English was in 1598.[1]

Meaning of lemon

  • The color lemon is used in advertising for and packaging of products that are flavored with lemons or lemon flavoring.

Tones of lemon color comparison chart

NameColorHEX CodeRedGreenBlueHueSatLumSource
Lemon Chiffon#FFFACD25525020554°100%90%(web color)
Lemon Meringue#F6EABE24623419047°76%85%(Pantone TPX 12-0711)
Laser Lemon#FEFE222542543460°99%56%(Crayola)
Lemon#FFF70025447058°100%50%(www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul)
Lemon Yellow#FFF44F2552447956°100%65%(Crayola)
Lemon Peel#FDE9102532331655°98%53%
Deep Lemon Yellow#FEE600254230054°100%50%(Amarillo Limon'(Gallego & Sanz))[2]
Medium Lemon#F5E25C2452269253°88%66%(Limon (in-specifico) (Gallego & Sanz))[2]
Light Bitter Lemon#E8F24E2322427864°86%63%(Bitter Lemon Light (Xona.com color list))
Lemon-Lime#E3FF00227255067°100%50%
Spanish Lemon#E5DE432292226757°76%58%(Medium Bitter Lemon) (Limon (estandar) (Gallego & Sanz))[2]
Bitter Lemon#CAE00D2022241366°89%46%(Xona.com color list)
Light Citron#D3D86E21121611063°58%64%(Citron Light (Xona.com color list))
Citron#9FA91F1581693164°69%39%(Xona.com color list)
Lemon Curry#CCA01D2041602945°75%46%(Pantone TPX 15-0751)
Deep Lemon#F5C71A2451992647°92%53%(Lemon (Pantone TPX 13-0752))

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