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BENJAMIN MOORE · 389

Benjamin Moore Sweet Pear#E3DA9B · LRV 66

Sweet Pear reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 389 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE SWEET PEAR
RGB 227, 218, 155 LRV 66

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Sweet Pear
SKU 389
Hex #E3DA9B
RGB 227, 218, 155
HSL 53°, 56%, 75%
LRV 66
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Benjamin Moore Sweet Pear

At LRV 66, Sweet Pear 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.

Sweet Pear 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.

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
Fire Dance
SKU 0799 · #E3D590 · LRV 66
ΔE 2.15 (close)
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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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.49
All yellow at Valspar →
V057-2
#E4DB9E
Celery Heart
ΔE 0.49 · LRV 69.7
8001-26C
#ECDA99
Tomatillo
ΔE 2.76 · LRV 71
M248
#DBDBA4
Lemon Fennel
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 68.6
P092
#E6D5A0
Early Sprout
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 67.1
3008-6B
#EFD59C
Canary Diamond
ΔE 5.71 · LRV 68.3

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1110-2
#E4D89A
Subtle Sunshine
ΔE 1 · LRV 68
1109-3
#E2D39B
Twinkle Toes
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 65
11-01
#ECDA9E
Demeter
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 70
1107-4
#ECDA9E
Demeter
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 70
11-02
#EAD795
Tainted Gold
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 68

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.08
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5457
#E5DA9F
Bamboo Mat
ΔE 1.08 · LRV 69
DE5485
#E3D9A0
Russet Green
ΔE 1.32 · LRV 68
DE5520
#D6D69B
Crocodile Tears
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 65
DE5506
#E2DCAB
Olive Oil
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 70
DE5443
#F0DCA0
Hazy Moon
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 72

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.57
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6702
#E6D88E
Lively Yellow
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 68
SW 6709
#DAD790
Gleeful
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 66
SW 73
#E1D286
Chartreuse
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 64
SW 6688
#F5D68F
Solaria
ΔE 6.59 · LRV 69
SW 78
#F0D39D
Sunbeam Yellow
ΔE 7.02 · LRV 68

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.82
All yellow at Behr →
PPU8-12
#EBDDA7
Refreshing Tea
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 72
M310-3
#E3E2A9
Champagne Cocktail
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 74
HDC-CT-27A
#E1D9AC
Fresh Willow
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 69
M330-3
#DCDCAB
Sweet Jasmine
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 69
M300-3
#EBD59F
Harmonious Gold
ΔE 4.84 · LRV 68

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.25
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 65
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 6.69 · LRV 75
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 7.12 · LRV 62
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 7.47 · LRV 68
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 11.35 · LRV 70

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.75
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 5.75 · LRV 74
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 6.34 · LRV 69
NO. 206
#DBDAB6
Green Ground
ΔE 6.86 · LRV 69
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 7.23 · LRV 72
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 7.91 · LRV 65

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.89
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 5.89 · LRV 61
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 6.23 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 10.27 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 12.64 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 15.39 · LRV 68

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.07
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 8.07 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 10.24 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 10.95 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 12.62 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 17.81 · LRV 60

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

375
Yellow Clover
LRV 65
276
Cambridge Heights
LRV null
214
Valley View
LRV null
275
Banana Cream
LRV null
CSP-845
Lime Sherbet
LRV 67
368
City Scape Morning
LRV 70

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E3DA9B in HSL space. Pair Sweet Pear with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E3DA9B + #9BA4E3
TRIADIC
#E3DA9B · #9BE3DA · #DA9BE3
ANALOGOUS
#E3B69B · #E3DA9B · #C8E39B

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.42:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.77:1 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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