Anjou Pear (Behr MQ4-41)
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Anjou Pear (Behr MQ4-41) is a medium, warm green from Behr: LRV 57.7, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Anjou Pear
Four Behr colors picked for Anjou Pear by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Anjou Pear, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Shagreen | SW 6422 | 57 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Fernwood Green | 2145-40 | 56.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Parlour Sage | 6006-5B | 55 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Canary Grass | 1114-3 | 59 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Anjou Pear (LRV 57.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Anjou Pear
Darker than Anjou Pear
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ4-41 |
| Hex | #CDCA9F |
| RGB | 205, 202, 159 |
| HSL | 56°, 32%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.6, -5.9, 21.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Anjou Pear (Behr MQ4-41), published as #CDCA9F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Anjou Pear (Behr MQ4-41)?
- Anjou Pear has an LRV of 57.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Anjou Pear is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Anjou Pear in another brand?
- Shagreen (SW 6422) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Anjou Pear warm or cool?
- Behr lists Anjou Pear as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.