Sweet Pear (BM 389)
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Sweet Pear (BM 389) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.6, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Pear
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Pear by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Sweet 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 | Lively Yellow | SW 6702 | 68 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pear Cider | P330-3 | 71.3 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Desert Hotsprings | 6008-5C | 67 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Subtle Sunshine | 1110-2 | 68 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sweet Pear (LRV 65.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Pear
Darker than Sweet Pear
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 389 |
| Hex | #E3DA9B |
| RGB | 227, 218, 155 |
| HSL | 53°, 56%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.4, -6.3, 32.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Pear (BM 389), published as #E3DA9B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Pear (BM 389)?
- Sweet Pear has an LRV of 65.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Pear is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Pear in another brand?
- Subtle Sunshine (PPG 1110-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Sweet Pear warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Pear as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.2; 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.