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I'm not a fan of yellow, but those would certainly brighten up a dull kitchen. With a caribbean dutch oven, as well as a cobalt one, you might say I'm more partial to blue.

I've been expecting a trend towards brighter colors in the kitchen for some time now (to cast exuberance and optimism in otherwise leaner times?). The choice of paint and backsplash in my new kitchen keeps changing due to the struggle between making the space seem larger (depth of color is similar to that of the other surfaces) or more in line with what I find attractive in the coming years (color is lively and bright).

Mimosa would be a nice color for these.

It's nice and sunny (good for a kitchen with little natural light?), but I'm going to stick with Flame Red.

I prefer Dijon! I've got my eye on a 2 3/4 oval Dijon from Sur La Table...under $100!

Citron is an older color that has been brought back. It seems Le Creuset is recycling a lot of it's older colors. Azure is also a color that was discontinued and brought back. White has also been brought back by Bloomies and Sur La Table, and gloss black is back at Bloomies.

Citron is a soft, light, less saturated yellow that shades into a deeper, richer yellow. It looks a bit washed out in person. Dijon was a better match for the depth, saturation and brightness of the other colors. Dijon is a more saturated taxi cab, golden yellow with some ocher shading while Citron is softer, lighter, and a less aggressive yellow.

They are both pretty. Some people don't care for very bright colors, and the Citron is a pretty, country French looking color and nice for a more traditional kitchen.