Celery vs Honeydew
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. These are both beige-yellows, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-yellow to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (71 vs 70), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Celery runs warm while Honeydew is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.9, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Celery vs Honeydew in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Celery and Honeydew 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.
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 temperature contrast between Celery and Honeydew is what sets these apart most in this context.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Celery brings more warmth to the space, while Honeydew keeps things cooler and crisper.
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. Celery brings more warmth to the space, while Honeydew keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Celery vs Honeydew Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Celery on one side and Honeydew 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 Celery comparisons
See how Celery stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 12-point LRV gap (83 vs 71) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Celery reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Celery reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Celery reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 71 vs 58, Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 27, Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Celery reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 55, Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 44, Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 71), opening up a space where Celery encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Celery the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (71 vs 68) makes Celery the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 71 vs 12, Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 45, Celery is decisively the brighter choice.
Celery reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Celery reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Celery reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Celery reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.