Celery Sprig (PPG 1224-6)
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Celery Sprig (PPG 1224-6) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Celery Sprig
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Celery Sprig by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Celery Sprig, 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 | Picnic | SW 6731 | 47 | 5.7 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Leprechaun Green | 557 | 56.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Peas In A Pod | 430B-4 | 58.3 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Greenscape | 6005-10A | 57 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Celery Sprig (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Celery Sprig
Darker than Celery Sprig
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1224-6 |
| Hex | #9ED686 |
| RGB | 158, 214, 134 |
| HSL | 102°, 49%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.2, -32.6, 33.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Celery Sprig (PPG 1224-6), published as #9ED686
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#AFE185
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Celery Sprig (PPG 1224-6)?
- Celery Sprig has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Celery Sprig is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Celery Sprig in another brand?
- Leprechaun Green (BM 557) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Celery Sprig warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Celery Sprig as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.9; 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.