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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5515

Dunn-Edwards Ripe Pear#E1E36E · LRV 72

Ripe Pear reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5515 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS RIPE PEAR
RGB 225, 227, 110 LRV 72

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Ripe Pear
SKU DE5515
Hex #E1E36E
RGB 225, 227, 110
HSL 61°, 68%, 66%
LRV 72
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Dunn-Edwards Ripe Pear

At LRV 72, Ripe 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.

Ripe 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
Sun's Glory
SKU 0841 · #FDE164 · LRV 76
ΔE 7.79 (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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
2025-40
#E1E465
Limelight
ΔE 1.19 · LRV
396
#D8DE7B
Chic Lime
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 65
2026-40
#D2E169
Apple Green
ΔE 3.14 · LRV
2024-40
#ECDC71
Yellow Finch
ΔE 4.74 · LRV 68
354
#F3DD64
Cheerful
ΔE 6.21 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.31
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1216-5
#ECE678
Fresh Lemonade
ΔE 2.31 · LRV 76
1215-4
#EFDE75
Canary Yellow
ΔE 5 · LRV 72
1216-6
#E6D943
Citrus Spice
ΔE 5.76 · LRV 67
1213-6
#F6DB5D
Dilly Dally
ΔE 7.61 · LRV 71
1214-5
#F6D76E
Forsythia Blossom
ΔE 8.93 · LRV 69

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.63
All yellow at Valspar →
6007-10A
#DCDB76
Celery
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 67.1
6007-9C
#E2DF84
Fluorescent Lime
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 70.6
8001-25C
#F5E47A
Wild Daffodil
ΔE 5.06 · LRV 76
6007-7C
#D9DF8C
Fresh Pear
ΔE 5.31 · LRV 69.3
8001-25D
#F1DA65
Pursuit of Happiness
ΔE 6.53 · LRV 70

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.78
All yellow at Behr →
P330-4
#E4DC6E
Starfruit
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 69
P320-4
#EDE47C
Pineapple Crush
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 75
P320-5
#E4D95D
Green Papaya
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 67
380D-4
#EEDB69
Feather Gold
ΔE 5.45 · LRV 70
390B-5
#F5E16D
Bee Pollen
ΔE 5.61 · LRV 74

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.59
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6702
#E6D88E
Lively Yellow
ΔE 7.59 · LRV 68
SW 6913
#EDD26F
Funky Yellow
ΔE 8.4 · LRV 65
SW 6901
#FAD97A
Daffodil
ΔE 9.88 · LRV 71
SW 6909
#FED95D
Lemon Twist
ΔE 10.2 · LRV 71
SW 6910
#FED340
Daisy
ΔE 12.12 · LRV 68

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.44
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 8.44 · LRV 65
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 12.71 · LRV 57
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 14.73 · LRV 75
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 14.96 · LRV 68
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 15.32 · LRV 62

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.67
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 9.67 · LRV 77
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 11.25 · LRV 67
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 12.84 · LRV 65
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 13.44 · LRV 58
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 13.81 · LRV 69

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.32
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 13.32 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 18 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 18.23 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 20.14 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 24.86 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.44
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 13.44 · LRV 61
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 13.98 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 14.51 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 19.44 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 22.8 · LRV 68

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The nearest shades to Ripe 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.

DE5465
Lightning Bug
LRV 72
DE5472
Lustrous Yellow
LRV 68
DE5557
Celery
LRV 68
DE5418
Gilded
LRV 70
DE5550
Lime Sorbet
LRV 66
DE5411
Fresh Pineapple
LRV 68

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E1E36E in HSL space. Pair Ripe Pear with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E1E36E + #706EE3
TRIADIC
#E1E36E · #6EE1E3 · #E36EE1
ANALOGOUS
#E3AA6E · #E1E36E · #A7E36E

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.36:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.41:1 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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