Dark Celery (BM 2146-10)
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Dark Celery (BM 2146-10) is a deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 21.3, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark Celery
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dark Celery by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Dark 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 | Gecko | SW 6719 | 22 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sassy Grass | P360-7 | 23.1 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Shallow Valley | 6011-9 | 25 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Wistful Walk | 11-15 | 23 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Dark Celery (LRV 21.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Celery
Darker than Dark Celery
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2146-10 |
| Hex | #83872E |
| RGB | 131, 135, 46 |
| HSL | 63°, 49%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.4, -13.6, 45.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Celery (BM 2146-10), published as #83872E
#757D2F
#91912A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Celery (BM 2146-10)?
- Dark Celery has an LRV of 21.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark Celery is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dark Celery in another brand?
- Gecko (SW 6719) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 3.1 (noticeably different).
- Is Dark Celery warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dark Celery as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 45.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.