Perfectly Pear
124-4DB · #CBD161 · LRV 59 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Perfectly Pear59
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Perfectly Pear, Really?
Perfectly Pear reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 124-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Perfectly Pear
Perfectly 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 Perfectly Pear
At LRV 59, Perfectly 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 Perfectly 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 Dutch Boy 124-4DB 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Lime TreeP340-4 · Behr | 3.7 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Electric Slide404 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sonic Lime6007-8A · Valspar | 1.7 | 58.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Got the GigglesPPG17-25 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Freshen Up Lime70YY 55/613 · Glidden | 2.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | LimelightDE5516 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.9 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Perfectly Pear within Dutch Boy'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 #CBD161 in HSL space. Pair Perfectly Pear with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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