Pale Celery (BM 2150-60)
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Pale Celery (BM 2150-60) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.7, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Celery
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pale Celery by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 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 | Carambola | SW 9667 | 82 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Proper Temperature | M310-2 | 78.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Desert Flower | 6008-5A | 83 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silk Sails | 1206-2 | 85 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Pale Celery (LRV 80.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Celery
Darker than Pale Celery
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2150-60 |
| Hex | #F2EBCD |
| RGB | 242, 235, 205 |
| HSL | 49°, 59%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.9, -2.5, 15.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Celery (BM 2150-60), published as #F2EBCD
#E1E1CB
#FFF5CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Celery (BM 2150-60)?
- Pale Celery has an LRV of 80.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Celery is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Celery in another brand?
- Desert Flower (Valspar 6008-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Celery warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pale Celery as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.4; 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.