Pale Celery
PPU9-16 · #E9E9C9 · LRV 80 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Pale Celery80
- 4Moonlit Beach88
- 5Crème Fraiche93
What Color Is Pale Celery, Really?
Pale Celery reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr PPU9-16 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Celery
Pale Celery shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Pale Celery
Pale Celery is very light — LRV 80, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Pale Celery are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr PPU9-16 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | CitrineSW 6714 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 82 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Handmade PaperCSP-875 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Apple Slice6006-9A · Valspar | 2.0 | 80.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Honeydew MelonPPG1222-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 80 | Color page → |
| Glidden | More MintPPG1118-1 · Glidden | 1.3 | 79 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Iced Lemonade119-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.8 | 80 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Celery within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E9E9C9 in HSL space. Pair Pale Celery with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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