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Pear Green

2028-40 · #C3D16F · LRV 57 · warm yellow tone

2028-40 · #C3D16F · LRV 57 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Pear GreenBenjamin Moore · 2028-40
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Pear Green
BENJAMIN MOORE · 2028-40 · #C3D16F
Brand · codeBenjamin Moore2028-40 · all Benjamin Moore yellows
LRV57Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm yellow tone
FamilyYellow
Hex · RGB · HSL#C3D16F · 195, 209, 111 · 69°, 52%, 63%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Chilled Wine41
  2. 2Honey Tea52
  3. 3Pear Green57
  4. 4Jackfruit62
  5. 5Lemon Chiffon79
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Pear Green, Really?

Pear Green reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2028-40 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Pear Green

Pear Green is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Pear Green

At LRV 57, Pear Green is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Pear Green are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 2028-40 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Benjamin Moore Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Pear Green · 12.7 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Pear Green · 1.7 : 1 · fails for text

WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C3D16F in HSL space. Pair Pear Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C3D16F + #7D6FD1
TRIADIC
#C3D16F · #6FC3D1 · #D16FC3
ANALOGOUS
#D1AE6F · #C3D16F · #92D16F

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