Celery Salt
938 · #E6E4CF · LRV 75 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Celery Salt75
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Celery Salt, Really?
Celery Salt reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 938 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Celery Salt
Celery Salt 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Celery Salt
Celery Salt is very light — LRV 75, 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 Celery Salt 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 Benjamin Moore 938 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 | SproutSW 6427 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 77 | Color page → |
| Behr | Baby ArtichokeS330-1 · Behr | 1.9 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lime-WashedM312 · Valspar | 2.0 | 78.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sage SplashPPG1115-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 77 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sage SplashPPG1115-2 · Glidden | 1.4 | 77 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Classical Ivory013W · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 77 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Celery Salt within Benjamin Moore'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 #E6E4CF in HSL space. Pair Celery Salt with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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