Citron Yellow

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Citron Yellow is really a yellow-green, the tart chartreuse of an unripe citron or a fresh olive, with a clear green lean (a* near -13). That acid quality makes it lively next to pinks: Corinthian Pink turns the pair sweet and slightly mod, and Eosine Pink makes it louder still. Dull Violet Black, a near-black purple, frames it like neon on a dark ground, and Brown sends it toward a bookish, autumnal look. At 2.2:1 on white it cannot serve as text, though black on it reaches 9.7:1. Consider it for spring textiles, botanical prints, or a lacquered cabinet.