Pale Celery vs Ylang Ylang
Both are Benjamin Moore colors. Hue-wise, Pale Celery belongs to the beige-yellow family and Ylang Ylang to the beige family. With LRVs of 81 and 80, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Pale Celery's yellow character against Ylang Ylang's red — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 2.1, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Pale Celery vs Ylang Ylang Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Celery on one side and Ylang Ylang 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 Pale Celery comparisons
See how Pale Celery stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pale Celery reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 81 vs 6, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 55, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 13, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 44, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 66, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Pale Celery the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 68, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 45, Pale Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Pale Celery reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.