Pear Green (BM 2028-40)
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Pear Green (BM 2028-40) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.4, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pear Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pear Green by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Pear Green, 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 | Mélange Green | SW 6710 | 53 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Hidden Meadow | 410B-5 | 54.5 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Sonic Lime | 6007-8A | 60 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Boogie Blast | 1219-5 | 56 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Pear Green (LRV 57.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Pear Green
Darker than Pear Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2028-40 |
| Hex | #C3D16F |
| RGB | 195, 209, 111 |
| HSL | 69°, 52%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.9, -19.2, 46.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pear Green (BM 2028-40), published as #C3D16F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pear Green (BM 2028-40)?
- Pear Green has an LRV of 57.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pear Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pear Green in another brand?
- Sonic Lime (Valspar 6007-8A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Pear Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pear Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 46.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.