Ginseng vs Celery
Ginseng (Jotun) and Celery (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Ginseng belongs to the beige family and Celery to the beige-yellow family. The 9-point LRV gap — 71 for Celery vs 62 for Ginseng — means Celery will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 6.4 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ginseng vs Celery in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Ginseng and Celery 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Celery reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ginseng.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Celery returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Ginseng vs Celery Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ginseng on one side and Celery 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 Ginseng comparisons
See how Ginseng stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Ginseng encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Ginseng the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Ginseng is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Ginseng reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ginseng reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Ginseng is decisively the brighter choice.
Ginseng reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ginseng reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Ginseng encloses it.
Ginseng reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ginseng reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ginseng reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ginseng reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Ginseng is decisively the brighter choice.