{{Short description|Shade of yellow}} {{redirect|Lemon yellow|the RAL color|Lemon yellow (RAL)}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2025}} {{infobox color|image=File:Lemon - whole and split.jpg|isccname=Vivid greenish yellow|source=Crayola|title=Lemon (Crayola)|hex=FFF700|caption=A whole and halved lemon}}{{pp-pc}} [[File:Lemon tree Italy.JPG|alt=A lemon tree in Italy|thumb|A lemon tree in Italy]]

'''Lemon''' or '''lemon-color''' is a vivid yellow color characteristic of the lemon fruit.<ref>{{Cite OED|lemon|id=1}}</ref> Shades of "lemon" may vary significantly from the fruit's actual color, including fluorescent tones and creamy hues reflective of lemon pies and confections.

The first recorded use of ''lemon'' as a color name in English dates to 1598.<ref>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</ref> In the academic regalia of the United States, the color denotes library and information science.

==Variations of lemon== ===Lemon Chiffon=== {{infobox color |title=Lemon Chiffon |hex=FFFACD |source=X11| |isccname=Pale greenish yellow }} [[File:Lemon Chiffon Cake.jpg|alt=A lemon chiffon cake|thumb|A lemon chiffon cake]] '''Lemon chiffon''' is the X11 color and web color ''lemonchiffon''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Powell |first=Thomas A. |url=https://archive.org/details/htmlxhtmlcomplet0000powe |title=HTML & XHTML: The Complete Reference |date=2003 |publisher=McGraw-Hill Professional |isbn=0-07-222942-X |page=832 |url-access=registration}}</ref> It was formulated in 1987 when it was first introduced as a named color in the X Window System. After the invention of the World Wide Web in 1991, these colors became known as the X11 web colors.

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===Lemon meringue=== {{infobox color |title=Lemon Meringue |hex=F6EABE |source=Pantone TPX |isccname=Pale greenish yellow}}

Displayed at right is the color '''lemon meringue'''. [[File:Lemon Meringue Pie.jpg|alt=Lemon meringue pie|thumb|Lemon meringue pie]] The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #12-0711 TPX—Lemon Meringue.<ref>https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/12-0711-tpx</ref>

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===Lemon glacier=== {{infobox color |title=Lemon Glacier |hex=FDFF00 |source=Crayola |isccname=Vivid greenish yellow }}

'''Lemon glacier''' is a fluorescent color, displayed in non-fluorescent form at the right.

The color ''lemon glacier'' was released by Crayola in 2009 in the extreme twistable crayons. This color is very slightly greenish looking to the naked eye (just barely detectable)--as can be seen in its color box, its green code is very slightly larger than its red code.

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===Luis lemon=== {{infobox color |title=Luis Lemon |hex=E9FF36 |source=Model's Own |isccname=Vivid yellow green }}

'''Luis Lemon''' is a fluorescent color, displayed in non-fluorescent form at the right.

Luis Lemon is one of Models Own's ice neon nail polish color sets. It is a variant of Laser Lemon below.

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===Laser lemon===

{{infobox color |title=Laser Lemon |hex=FFFF66 |source=Crayola |isccname=Brilliant greenish yellow}}

'''Laser lemon''' is a fluorescent color, displayed in non-fluorescent form at the right.

The color ''laser lemon'' was named by Crayola in 1990. Before that, from its formulation in 1972 to 1990, it had been incorrectly been named ''chartreuse''. In actuality, a chartreuse color is one in which the green hex code has a slightly higher value than the red hex code in the RGB values of the color.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

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===Lemon yellow===

{{infobox color |title=Lemon Yellow |hex=FFF44F |source=Encycolorpedia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://encycolorpedia.com/fff44f|title=Lemon yellow / #fff44f Hex Color Code|access-date=2018-11-12|archive-date=2021-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621191023/https://encycolorpedia.com/fff44f|url-status=live}}</ref> |isccname=Vivid greenish yellow }} The color '''lemon yellow''' is shown at right.

''Lemon yellow'' was a Crayola color from 1949 to 1990.

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===Bitter lemon=== {{infobox color |title=Bitter Lemon |hex=CAE00D |source=Xona.com<ref name="Xona.com">{{Cite web|url=https://xona.com/misc/colorlist/|title=Xona Games - Color List|website=xona.com|access-date=2023-02-07|archive-date=2023-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207041518/https://xona.com/misc/colorlist/|url-status=live}}</ref> |isccname=Vivid yellow green}}

Displayed at right is the color '''bitter lemon'''.

The first use of the color name ''bitter lemon'' was in 2001, when it was formulated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doucette |first=Matthew |date=March 15, 2006 |title=Color List |url=https://xona.com/misc/colorlist/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709172301/http://xona.com/misc/colorlist/ |archive-date=Jul 9, 2022 |access-date= |website=Xona Games}}</ref> {{Clear}}

===Citron=== {{main|Citron (color)}} {{infobox color |title=Citron |hex=DDD06A| |source=Xona.com<ref name="Xona.com"/> |isccname=Strong greenish yellow}}

Displayed at right is the color '''citron'''.

The name has been used since at least the 1920s for an equal mix of orange and green pigments.

"{{Lang|fr|Citron}}" is the French word for "lemon". This dark tone of lemon was formulated for use in interior design and fabric design. {{Clear}}

===Lemon curry=== {{infobox color |title=Lemon Curry |hex=CCA01D |source=Pantone TPX |isccname=Deep yellow}}

Displayed at right is the color '''lemon curry'''.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #15-0751 TPX—Lemon Curry.<ref>https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/15-0751-tpx</ref>

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===Deep lemon=== {{infobox color |title=Deep Lemon |hex=F5C71A |source=Pantone TPX |isccname=Strong yellow}}

Displayed at right is the color '''deep lemon'''.

''Deep lemon'' is the deep tone of lemon that is called "lemon" by Pantone.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #13-0752 TPX—Lemon.<ref>https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/13-0752-tpx</ref>

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==See also== * RAL 1012 Lemon yellow * List of colors

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