
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
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Citrine (color)
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List of colors
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* List of colors: A–F
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References
Tertiary colors
Shades of yellow
Shades of green
Shades of brown
Shades of orange
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