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Citron is a dark
lemon The lemon (''Citrus'' × ''limon'') is a species of small evergreen tree in the ''Citrus'' genus of the flowering plant family Rutaceae. A true lemon is a hybrid of the citron and the bitter orange. Its origins are uncertain, but some ...
color similar to that of the fruit
citron The citron (''Citrus medica''), historically cedrate, is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick Peel (fruit), rind. It is said to resemble a 'huge, rough lemon'. It is one of the Citrus taxonomy#Citrons, original citrus fruits from which al ...
. As a
tertiary color A secondary color is a color made by mixing two primary colors of a given color model in even proportions. Combining two secondary colors in the same manner produces a tertiary color. Secondary colors are special in traditional color theory, ...
on the RYB color wheel, it is an equal mix of orange and green pigments.John Lemos, 1920, "Color Charts for the School Room", in ''School Arts'', vol. 19, pp 580–584


See also

* Citrine (color) *
List of colors These are the lists of colors; * List of colors: A–F * List of colors: G–M * List of colors: N–Z * List of colors (alphabetical) * List of colors by shade * List of color palettes * List of Crayola crayon colors * List of RAL colours * List o ...


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Tertiary colors Shades of yellow Shades of green Shades of brown Shades of orange {{Color-stub