Perfect Pear
DE5519 · #E9E8BB · LRV 73 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Perfect Pear, Really?
Perfect Pear reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5519 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Perfect Pear
Perfect 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.
How Lighting Changes Perfect Pear
At LRV 73, Perfect 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.
Most complaints about Perfect Pear 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 Dunn-Edwards DE5519 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 | SpringtimeSW 6708 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 77 | Color page → |
| Behr | Satin Souffle380E-3 · Behr | 2.5 | 78 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Rainforest Dew2146-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | EndiveV057-1 · Valspar | 2.2 | 79.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Limited LimePPG1217-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 80 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Limelight Yellow70YY 77/207 · Glidden | 2.6 | 77 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Perfect Pear within Dunn-Edwards'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 #E9E8BB in HSL space. Pair Perfect Pear with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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