Pear Preserves
BD72 · #EFBD8C · LRV 57 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Pear Preserves57
- 4Belvedere Cream65
- 5Pumpkin Mousse71
What Color Is Pear Preserves, Really?
Pear Preserves reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint BD72 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pear Preserves
Pear Preserves 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Pear Preserves
At LRV 57, Pear Preserves is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.
Most complaints about Pear Preserves 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.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint C2 Paint BD72 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.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Hubbard SquashSW 44 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Apple TurnoverM250-3 · Behr | 1.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Citrus Blossom123 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Homeward Bound8002-18C · Valspar | 2.4 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coral Spice90YR 53/338 · Glidden | 1.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Suebee Honey215-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Pear Preserves within C2 Paint's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
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 #EFBD8C in HSL space. Pair Pear Preserves with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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