Celery Powder (Behr PPU8-18)
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Celery Powder (Behr PPU8-18) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Celery Powder
Four Behr colors picked for Celery Powder by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Celery Powder, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Grassland | SW 6163 | 50 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Market Square Shell | CW-30 | 50 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Soft Stones | 6008-1C | 50 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Hideaway | 14-26 | 53 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Celery Powder (LRV 51 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Celery Powder
Darker than Celery Powder
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU8-18 |
| Hex | #C5BDA5 |
| RGB | 197, 189, 165 |
| HSL | 45°, 22%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.7, -1.2, 13.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Gold |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Celery Powder (Behr PPU8-18), published as #C5BDA5
#B5B3A3
#D6C7A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Celery Powder (Behr PPU8-18)?
- Celery Powder has an LRV of 51 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Celery Powder is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Celery Powder in another brand?
- Market Square Shell (BM CW-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Celery Powder warm or cool?
- Behr lists Celery Powder as warm, with a Warm Gold undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.