Sweet Celadon vs Pure White
Where Sweet Celadon belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Sweet Celadon belongs to the yellow family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Sweet Celadon (LRV 71), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sweet Celadon runs green and yellow while Pure White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sweet Celadon vs Pure White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Sweet Celadon and Pure White are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Sweet Celadon.
Color Details
Sweet Celadon vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Celadon on one side and Pure 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 Sweet Celadon comparisons
See how Sweet Celadon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 71, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 6, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Celadon reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 13, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Sweet Celadon the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 71, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 8, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Sweet Celadon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Sweet Celadon reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.