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Sweet Pear 389
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Sweet Pear sits at L* 86.4, a* -6.3, b* 32.2. Its hue angle is 101° and its chroma is 32.8, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 90%.
LRV 65.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 65.6, Sweet Pear is lighter than 72% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Sweet 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lively Yellow | SW 6702 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gleeful | SW 6709 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Impetuous | SW 6916 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Sweet 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pear Cider | P330-3 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Flourish | P330-3A | 1.95 | Very close | |
| That's My Lime | T17-16 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Scape Morning | 368 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Yellow Clover | 375 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Cambridge Heights | 276 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunny Side Up | 367 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Banana Cream | 275 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Valley View | 214 | 2.62 | 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.
- City Scape Morning 368 · lighter, LRV 70.0
- Sweet Butter 171 · lighter, LRV 69.6
- Luminaire 374 · lighter, LRV 71.8
- Harvest Time 186 · darker, LRV 62.6
- Treasure Trove 285 · darker, LRV 62.1
- Castleton Mist HC-1 · darker, LRV 61.4
Colors that go with Sweet Pear
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Windmill Wings 2067-60 · complementary (180°)
- Peach Jam 130 · analogous (−30°)
- Shimmering Lime 2030-50 · analogous (+30°)
- Rhythm and Blues 758 · triadic (120°)
- Bermuda Breeze 1345 · triadic (240°)
Sweet Pear vs popular colors
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 3.4) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 65.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 4.0) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 65.6), more red/pink.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 5.7) is darker (LRV 60.0 vs 65.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.