Pale Celery (Behr PPU9-16)
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Pale Celery (Behr PPU9-16) is a light, warm green from Behr: LRV 79.7, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Celery
Four Behr colors picked for Pale Celery by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Pale Celery, 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 | Celery | SW 6421 | 71 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Dark Linen | 2147-60 | 80.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Lime Ice | 6008-7A | 81 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | More Mint | 1118-1 | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Pale Celery (LRV 79.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Celery
Darker than Pale Celery
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU9-16 |
| Hex | #E9E9C7 |
| RGB | 233, 233, 199 |
| HSL | 60°, 44%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.6, -5.6, 16.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Celery (Behr PPU9-16), published as #E9E9C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Celery (Behr PPU9-16)?
- Pale Celery has an LRV of 79.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Celery is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Celery in another brand?
- More Mint (PPG 1118-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Celery warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pale Celery as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.6; 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.