Apples and Pears (BM 395)
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Apples and Pears (BM 395) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Apples and Pears
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Apples and Pears 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 Apples and Pears, 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 | Gleeful | SW 6709 | 66 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Honeydew | 410A-3 | 74 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Fresh Pear | 6007-7C | 71 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Curious | 1219-3 | 73 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Apples and Pears (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Apples and Pears
Darker than Apples and Pears
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 395 |
| Hex | #E0E89B |
| RGB | 224, 232, 155 |
| HSL | 66°, 63%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, -14.5, 36.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Apples and Pears (BM 395), published as #E0E89B
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#F1F39A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Apples and Pears (BM 395)?
- Apples and Pears has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Apples and Pears is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Apples and Pears in another brand?
- Honeydew (Behr 410A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Apples and Pears warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Apples and Pears as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 36.6; 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.