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Glazed Pear 1092
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Glazed Pear sits at L* 55.3, a* 13.1, b* 28.3. Its hue angle is 65° and its chroma is 31.2, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 77%.
LRV 23.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 23.6, Glazed Pear is lighter than 25% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Glazed Pear
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey Topaz | SW 6117 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Almond Roca | SW 9105 | 3.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cardboard | SW 6124 | 3.85 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Glazed Pear
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antique Penny | S270-7 | 0.88 | Practically identical | |
| Smokey Topaz | 260F-6 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coronation | T14-12 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Cedartone | ES-45 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dark Mustard | 2161-30 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fairmont Gold | 1071 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Warm Apple Crisp | 1091 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cappuccino Muffin | 1155 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Old Canal | 1132 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Warm Apple Crisp 1091 · lighter, LRV 25.5
- Gladstone Tan 1106 · lighter, LRV 25.5
- Suntan Bronze 1217 · lighter, LRV 25.5
- Camel 2165-10 · darker, LRV 21.4
- Natural Cedartone ES-45 · darker, LRV 21.2
- Maryville Brown HC-75 · darker, LRV 21.6
Colors that go with Glazed Pear
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Electric Blue 2061-40 · complementary (180°)
- Raspberry Parfait 2172-40 · analogous (−30°)
- G.I. Green 2149-20 · analogous (+30°)
- Neptune Green 658 · triadic (120°)
- Charmed Violet 1398 · triadic (240°)
Glazed Pear vs popular colors
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 6.1) is lighter (LRV 25.9 vs 23.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 6.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 10.4) is lighter (LRV 36.5 vs 23.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink.