Old Celadon vs Pale Green

Old CeladonBehrvsPale GreenRAL ClassicΔE NaNVery different colors

Old Celadon (Behr) and Pale Green (RAL Classic) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Old Celadon belongs to the grey family and Pale Green to the green family. The 8-point LRV gap — 39 for Old Celadon vs 31 for Pale Green — means Old Celadon will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of NaN puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Old Celadon vs Pale Green in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Old Celadon and Pale Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Living Room

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Old Celadon reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Old CeladonBehr PPU25-05 living room color

@peteybones1

Pale GreenRAL Classic Pale Green 6021 living room duplex

@ugodesign_architecture

Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Old Celadon has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Old CeladonBehr Old Celadon bedroom interior

@hartman_haus

Pale GreenRAL Classic Pale Green 6021 bedroom

@holzhaus_wacker

Color Details

Old Celadon
Behr
Hex#a8a89d
LRV39.0
BrandBehr
Number
UndertoneYellow
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium
Pale Green
RAL Classic · RAL 6021
Hex#8da180
LRV31.2
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 6021
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium

Old Celadon vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Old Celadon on one side and Pale Green on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Old Celadon comparisons

See how Old Celadon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Old Celadon
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Old Celadon
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Old Celadon
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Old Celadon is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Old Celadon
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Old Celadon
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Old Celadon reads slightly lighter

Mizzle
Old Celadon
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Old Celadon
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads noticeably lighter

Denim Drift
Old Celadon
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Old Celadon reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Old Celadon
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Old Celadon
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Old Celadon
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Old Celadon is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Old Celadon
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Old Celadon is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Old Celadon
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Old Celadon reads noticeably lighter

Black grey
Old Celadon
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Old Celadon is the lighter choice

Piazza
Old Celadon
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Old Celadon
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow reads noticeably lighter

Grey Blue
Old Celadon
Grey Blue
RAL ClassicClassic
Grey Blue
LRV 7

Old Celadon is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Old Celadon
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Old Celadon reads slightly lighter

Senses
Old Celadon
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Nearly identical in tone

Lamp Black
Old Celadon
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Old Celadon is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Old Celadon
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Old Celadon
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Old Celadon reads noticeably lighter

Thames Fog
Old Celadon
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Old Celadon reads slightly lighter

Ocean Abyss
Old Celadon
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Old Celadon is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Old Celadon
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver reads slightly lighter

Teton Blue
Old Celadon
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Old Celadon reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-2
Old Celadon
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Old Celadon
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Old Celadon
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Old Celadon
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Old Celadon reads noticeably lighter