Buttercup Cloud vs Pale Citrus

Buttercup Cloud and Pale Citrus are both Dulux yellows. The gap between them is ΔE 1.9 — “near-identical”. Buttercup Cloud is the lighter of the two, and Pale Citrus the warmer. Both cost about £14.40 per litre.

	Buttercup Cloud	Pale Citrus
Hex	#FDEEBD	#F8E6B5
Lightness (L*)	94	92
Price / litre	£14.40	£14.40

Looking across brands instead? See Buttercup Cloud’s cross-brand matches and cheaper alternatives, or Pale Citrus’s.