Celery (SW 6421)
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Celery (SW 6421) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Celery
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Celery by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Pistachio Ice Cream | CSP-815 | 66.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Springday | MQ3-14 | 67.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Tempered Sage | 6006-5A | 70 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Forgive Quickly | 1116-3 | 74 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Celery (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Celery
Darker than Celery
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6421 |
| Hex | #E0DDBD |
| RGB | 224, 221, 189 |
| HSL | 55°, 36%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.6, -4.3, 16.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Celery (SW 6421), published as #E0DDBD
#CFD3BB
#F1E7BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Celery (SW 6421)?
- Celery has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Celery is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Celery in another brand?
- Tempered Sage (Valspar 6006-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Celery warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Celery as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.1; 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.