Pale Celery vs Just Walnut
Where Pale Celery belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Just Walnut is a Dulux color. Pale Celery reads as beige-yellow, while Just Walnut reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pale Celery (LRV 81) reflects noticeably more light than Just Walnut (LRV 72), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Pale Celery runs yellow while Just Walnut is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.9, 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.
Pale Celery vs Just Walnut in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Pale Celery and Just Walnut in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pale Celery reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Just Walnut.
Color Details
Pale Celery vs Just Walnut Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Celery on one side and Just Walnut 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.