Benjamin Moore Pale Celery OC-116
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- Pale Celery for bedroom (1 photo)
- Benjamin Moore Pale Celery reviews (2 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Pale Celery undertones?
- Is Pale Celery OC-116 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Pale Celery
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Pale Celery OC-116
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Pale Celery OC-116 |
| Code: | OC-116 |
| Name: | Pale Celery |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Pale Celery?
Benjamin Moore Pale Celery OC-116 is a very light, creamy off-white with a noticeable soft yellow cast. Its high lightness keeps it airy on walls, while the muted color prevents it from reading as stark white. In bright daylight, Pale Celery appears clean and lightly buttery; under warm lamps, its golden warmth becomes more pronounced. It suits kitchens, breakfast rooms, and hallways where a gentle alternative to white is wanted. Pair it with warm oak, woven natural fibers, soft beige textiles, or muted olive accents for a grounded palette.
Pale Celery for bedroom
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Benjamin Moore Pale Celery reviews (2 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Pale Celery undertones?
Pale Celery is a near-white, muted pale yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
242, 235, 205
Is Benjamin Moore Pale Celery cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 49° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
OC-116 Pale Celery HSL code: 49, 59%, 88%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Pale Celery
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Pale Celery:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Pale Celery with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 229, such as Benjamin Moore Kensington Blue and Stunning.
LRV of Pale Celery
Pale Celery has an LRV of 80.65% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 80.65%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #F2EBCD |
| RGB Decimal | 242, 235, 205 |
| RGB Percent | 94.90%, 92.16%, 80.39% |
| HSV | Hue: 49° Saturation: 15.29% Value: 94.9% |
| HSL | hsl(49, 59, 88) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.89 Yellow: 15.29 Key: 5.1 |
| YIQ | Y: 233.673 I: 13.812 Q: -7.855 |
| XYZ | X: 77.344 Y: 82.703 Z: 69.63 |
| CIE Lab | L:92.884 a:-2.526 b:15.422 |
| CIE Luv | L:92.884 u:5.789 v:23.157 |
| Decimal | 15920077 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.941, -7.335, 18.263 |
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