What Is Sherwin-Williams Celery, the 2027 Color of the Year?
Celery, SW 6421, is Sherwin-Williams' 2027 Color of the Year, announced on September 15, 2026. Sherwin-Williams describes it as an airy, herbal green with subtle yellow undertones, and its color page lists Celery for interior use. HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams chose the same color for 2027.
The number that tells you how Celery will behave on your walls is its light reflectance value. Sherwin-Williams lists Celery at an LRV of 71.303, and Benjamin Moore defines LRV as the percentage of light a surface reflects on a scale where 0 is absolute black and 100 is pure white. That puts Celery firmly in light-color territory, not far below a popular white like Benjamin Moore's White Dove at 83.16, which is why it keeps rooms bright while still showing its green. This guide covers what Celery looks like, which rooms and colors suit it, and how to test it before you commit.
What Does Celery SW 6421 Look Like?
Sherwin-Williams calls Celery an airy, herbal green and frames it under its 2027 theme, "Refresh & Restore." The company describes a color that balances a pastel lightness with a grounded, herbal quality, and its Trendsight team calls it a quiet reset for the home.
The technical details from Sherwin-Williams' color listing:
Detail | Celery SW 6421 |
LRV | 71.303 (listed as light) |
Hex | E0DDBD |
RGB | 224, 221, 189 |
Location number | 154-C1 |
Listed use | Interior |
A hex value and screen swatch are only a starting point. Sherwin-Williams' own pages show Celery in living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms and a bathroom, and the same color can look noticeably different from one of those rooms to the next depending on light.
What Do Celery's LRV and Undertones Mean for Your Rooms?
Light reflectance value is a measurement design professionals use to express the percentage of light a surface reflects, as Benjamin Moore explains it, on a scale from 0 for absolute black to 100 for pure white. A color at 71 bounces back most of the light that hits it.
In practice, that means:
Celery will not darken a room. At an LRV above 70, it keeps spaces bright, which matters in rooms with small windows or few lamps.
It sits between a white and a mid-tone. Compared with a white near 83, Celery shows clear color. Compared with mid-tone greens, it stays light and airy.
Undertones depend on the light. Sherwin-Williams describes subtle yellow undertones, and the light in each room decides how much of that warmth you see.
Light direction has a big effect on how a color reads. The post on how lighting affects paint color choices explains how north, south, east and west-facing rooms shift a color, and why paint colors look different on walls covers the gap between a chip and a finished room.
Which Rooms Suit Celery?
Sherwin-Williams' 2027 page shows Celery across several kinds of rooms, and the examples suggest where it works:
Living and family rooms, where a light green can act as a backdrop for wood furniture and natural fabrics
Dining rooms, shown on Sherwin-Williams' page with Celery on the walls
Bedrooms, where the company leans into its restful, restorative theme
Bathrooms, one of the rooms featured on the 2027 page
Small nooks, including a book nook painted Celery on both the walls and ceiling
Accents, such as painted panels on interior doors
Because its LRV is high, Celery is a gentler step away from white or greige than a deep green would be. For help building a whole-house plan around one color, the guide to choosing the right color palette for your home walks through how colors connect from room to room.
What Colors Go With Celery?
Sherwin-Williams published a coordinating palette it calls Curated Harmony, chosen to bring out Celery's soft, organic character:
Potentially Purple SW 6821
Artichoke SW 6179
Cocoon SW 6173
Kirsch Red SW 6313
Cosmos SW 6528
Georgian Bay SW 6509
Plum Brown SW 6272
White Flour SW 7102
Woven Wicker SW 9104
The Celery color page itself lists Queen Anne's Lace SW 6420, Lemongrass SW 7732 and Enduring Bronze SW 7055 as coordinating colors.
A simple way to use those lists: pick White Flour or Queen Anne's Lace for trim and ceilings, Celery for the main walls, and one of the deeper shades, such as Artichoke or Plum Brown, for an accent wall, cabinet island or front door. If you are curious how color choices affect the feel of a room, the post on the psychology of colors covers how different hues change mood and atmosphere.
How Should You Test Celery Before Painting?
Trend colors are easy to fall for online and harder to live with if the light in your home works against them. Test before you buy gallons:
Use large samples. A small chip is hard to judge, so paint or apply sample sheets at least a couple of feet square.
Place samples on more than one wall. A wall that gets direct sun and one in shadow can look like two different colors.
Look at different times of day. Check morning, midday and evening, with the lights you actually use at night.
Compare against your fixed finishes. Hold samples next to flooring, countertops, cabinets and trim, since those will not change.
Decide on sheen at the same time. Sheen changes how much light the wall reflects, so choose it alongside the color.
If you are working with a painter, ask to see Celery next to one or two lighter and deeper greens so you can judge where it sits in your space.
How Does Celery Compare With Other Recent Colors of the Year?
Paint brands pick their colors independently, and the choices can point in very different directions. Benjamin Moore's 2026 Color of the Year was Silhouette AF-655, which the company describes as burnt umber woven with notes of charcoal. Before that, Benjamin Moore chose Cinnamon Slate 2113-40 for 2025 and Blue Nova 825 for 2024.
Against those deeper picks, Celery is a clear move toward light, fresh color. Benjamin Moore announces its own Color of the Year separately, so check its site if you want to compare Celery with its 2027 choice.
A Color of the Year is a forecast, not a rule. The best reason to choose Celery is that it looks right in your light and with your fixed finishes.
FAQ
What number is Sherwin-Williams Celery?
Celery is SW 6421.
When did Sherwin-Williams announce Celery as its 2027 Color of the Year?
The announcement came on September 15, 2026.
Is Celery a warm or cool green?
Sherwin-Williams describes Celery as an airy, herbal green with subtle yellow undertones. How warm it looks depends on the light in the room.
What is the LRV of Sherwin-Williams Celery?
Sherwin-Williams lists Celery at an LRV of 71.303, which it classifies as light.
Can you use Celery on the outside of a house?
Sherwin-Williams' color listing shows Celery for interior use. For exterior projects, ask your paint store whether an exterior product can be tinted to the color.
What trim color goes with Celery?
White Flour SW 7102 is part of Sherwin-Williams' coordinating palette for Celery, and Queen Anne's Lace SW 6420 is listed on the Celery color page. Either works for trim and ceilings.
Bring Celery Home With Spotless Solutions
Spotless Solutions paints interiors across Greensburg and Westmoreland County with Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore premium lines, so a trend color like Celery is easy to sample and apply. The painting team handles surface prep, including patching, sanding, caulking and priming, and color consultation is included with interior and exterior painting. Quotes are free for homes in Greensburg, Latrobe, Irwin, Ligonier, Jeannette, Youngwood, Murrysville, Delmont and Mount Pleasant.
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