Neon Celery vs Hardwick White
Where Neon Celery belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Neon Celery reads as green-yellow, while Hardwick White reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Neon Celery (LRV 81) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Neon Celery runs green while Hardwick White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 27.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Neon Celery vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Neon Celery and Hardwick White 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Neon Celery will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Hardwick White would.
Color Details
Neon Celery vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Neon Celery on one side and Hardwick White on the other.
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 Neon Celery comparisons
See how Neon Celery stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Neon Celery reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 81 vs 6, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Neon Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Neon Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Neon Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Neon Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Neon Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 55, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 13, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Neon Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 66, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Neon Celery the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Neon Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 8, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 68, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Neon Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 45, Neon Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Neon Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Neon Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.