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Behr Pear#EDF985 · LRV 87

Pear reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 400A-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR PEAR
RGB 237, 249, 133 LRV 87

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Pear
SKU 400A-3
Hex #EDF985
RGB 237, 249, 133
HSL 66°, 91%, 75%
LRV 87
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Behr Pear

Pear is very light — LRV 87, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Pear shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Lemon Peel
SKU 0849 · #FFED80 · LRV 83
ΔE 7.45 (different)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.96
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5514
#EFF19D
Leaf Bud
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 84
DE5403
#FFF47C
Chickadee
ΔE 5.61 · LRV 87
DE5395
#FFF49C
Banana Cream
ΔE 6.52 · LRV 88
DE5417
#FCE974
Dandelion
ΔE 7.95 · LRV 80
DE5396
#FFEA70
Fuzzy Duckling
ΔE 8.45 · LRV 81

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.39
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1216-5
#ECE678
Fresh Lemonade
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 76
1213-5
#F8EB97
Calabash
ΔE 7.52 · LRV 82
1216-4
#EBECA7
Lemon Pepper
ΔE 7.61 · LRV 80
1212-5
#FDEA83
Citrus Punch
ΔE 7.94 · LRV 81
1212-4
#F6EBA1
Lazy Daizy
ΔE 8.26 · LRV 82

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.59
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
2025-50
#F0F09F
Lemon Freeze
ΔE 5.59 · LRV
2026-50
#E7EFA0
Fresh Cut Grass
ΔE 5.71 · LRV
2022-50
#FFF19F
Sundance
ΔE 7.78 · LRV 81
2023-50
#FEF0A1
Lemon Meringue
ΔE 8.12 · LRV
2022-40
#FFE765
Banana Yellow
ΔE 9.53 · LRV 75

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.87
All yellow at Valspar →
8001-25C
#F5E47A
Wild Daffodil
ΔE 7.87 · LRV 76
8001-25B
#F9EC9F
East of the Sun
ΔE 8.23 · LRV 83
3008-2A
#FFE692
Chickery Chick
ΔE 10.64 · LRV 80.2
3008-1C
#FFDE76
Top Banana
ΔE 12.26 · LRV 75.3
V016-2
#FFDD75
Bee's Knees
ΔE 12.59 · LRV 75.2

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.24
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6908
#F7E594
Fun Yellow
ΔE 9.24 · LRV 78
SW 1666
#F6E3A1
Venetian Yellow
ΔE 11.3 · LRV 77
SW 1667
#F4E8B2
Icy Lemonade
ΔE 11.74 · LRV 80
SW 9017
#FEDF94
Sunny Veranda
ΔE 13.4 · LRV 76
SW 6909
#FED95D
Lemon Twist
ΔE 13.52 · LRV 71

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.41
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 11.41 · LRV 77
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 14.58 · LRV 67
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 14.85 · LRV 74
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 16.01 · LRV 69
NO. 2012
#F1E6C8
House White
ΔE 17.03 · LRV 79

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.98
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 11.98 · LRV 65
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 15.45 · LRV 75
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 17.18 · LRV 68
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 18.31 · LRV 86
JG-16
#EEE7D5
Carter Crème
ΔE 19.89 · LRV 80

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 16
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 16 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 17.9 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 19.83 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 20.52 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-04
#F6F5ED
Timeless
ΔE 22.52 · LRV 91

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 16.9
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 16.9 · LRV 60
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 18.21 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 18.74 · LRV 73
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 21.57 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 21.89 · LRV 86

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Pear within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

P340-3
Reviving Green
LRV 80
410A-2
Cabbage Green
LRV 90
410A-3
Honeydew
LRV 85
P300-4
Rise And Shine
LRV 84
P310-4
Storm Lightning
LRV 82
P300-5
Upbeat
LRV 81

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #EDF985 in HSL space. Pair Pear with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#EDF985 + #9185F9
TRIADIC
#EDF985 · #85EDF9 · #F985ED
ANALOGOUS
#F9CB85 · #EDF985 · #B3F985

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.14:1 fail
Sample text on black
18.49:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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