Sweet Celadon
CSP-785 · #DBDFCC · LRV 71 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Sweet Celadon, Really?
Sweet Celadon reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CSP-785 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sweet Celadon
Sweet Celadon is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Sweet Celadon
At LRV 71, Sweet Celadon is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Sweet Celadon 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 CSP-785 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 | Gratifying GreenSW 6435 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Desert SpringsPPU10-15 · Behr | 1.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Smoky LightT639 · Valspar | 1.3 | 71.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lime SpritzPPG1121-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lime SpritzPPG1121-2 · Glidden | 1.3 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sea Mint Green326-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Sweet Celadon 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 #DBDFCC in HSL space. Pair Sweet Celadon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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