Lemon (color)
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Two lemons, one whole and one sliced in half
Lemon is a color that resembles the color of the lemon fruit.
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
| Name | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Chiffon | #FFFACD | 255 | 250 | 205 | 54° | 100% | 90% | (web color) | |
| Lemon Meringue | #F6EABE | 246 | 234 | 190 | 47° | 76% | 85% | (Pantone TPX 12-0711) | |
| Laser Lemon | #FEFE22 | 254 | 254 | 34 | 60° | 99% | 56% | (Crayola) | |
| Lemon | #FFF700 | 254 | 47 | 0 | 58° | 100% | 50% | (www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul) | |
| Lemon Yellow | #FFF44F | 255 | 244 | 79 | 56° | 100% | 65% | (Crayola) | |
| Lemon Peel | #FDE910 | 253 | 233 | 16 | 55° | 98% | 53% | ||
| Deep Lemon Yellow | #FEE600 | 254 | 230 | 0 | 54° | 100% | 50% | (Amarillo Limon'(Gallego & Sanz))[2] | |
| Medium Lemon | #F5E25C | 245 | 226 | 92 | 53° | 88% | 66% | (Limon (in-specifico) (Gallego & Sanz))[2] | |
| Light Bitter Lemon | #E8F24E | 232 | 242 | 78 | 64° | 86% | 63% | (Bitter Lemon Light (Xona.com color list)) | |
| Lemon-Lime | #E3FF00 | 227 | 255 | 0 | 67° | 100% | 50% | ||
| Spanish Lemon | #E5DE43 | 229 | 222 | 67 | 57° | 76% | 58% | (Medium Bitter Lemon) (Limon (estandar) (Gallego & Sanz))[2] | |
| Bitter Lemon | #CAE00D | 202 | 224 | 13 | 66° | 89% | 46% | (Xona.com color list) | |
| Light Citron | #D3D86E | 211 | 216 | 110 | 63° | 58% | 64% | (Citron Light (Xona.com color list)) | |
| Citron | #9FA91F | 158 | 169 | 31 | 64° | 69% | 39% | (Xona.com color list) | |
| Lemon Curry | #CCA01D | 204 | 160 | 29 | 45° | 75% | 46% | (Pantone TPX 15-0751) | |
| Deep Lemon | #F5C71A | 245 | 199 | 26 | 47° | 92% | 53% | (Lemon (Pantone TPX 13-0752)) |
Related pages
References
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 197; Color Sample of Lemon: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample K3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guía de coloraciones (Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guide to Colorations) Madrid: H. Blume.
Lemon (color) Media
Lemon Tree at the Amalfi coast
My first attempt at a chiffon cake. Not pretty.
Lemon meringue pie with browned meringue peaks
