Celery Heart
V057-2 · #E4DB9E · LRV 69.7 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Celery Heart, Really?
Celery Heart reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V057-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Celery Heart
Celery Heart 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Celery Heart
At LRV 69.7, Celery Heart is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Celery Heart 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 Valspar V057-2 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 | Lively YellowSW 6702 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | FlourishP330-3A · Behr | 1.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Pear389 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Subtle SunshinePPG1110-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Subtle SunshinePPG1110-2 · Glidden | 1.1 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Spring Revival123-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Celery Heart within Valspar'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 #E4DB9E in HSL space. Pair Celery Heart with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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