Anjou Pear (BM AF-425)
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Anjou Pear (BM AF-425) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 45.2, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Anjou Pear
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Anjou 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 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 | Cool Avocado | SW 9029 | 46 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Everglade | MQ6-60 | 43.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Desert Grass | 3008-7C | 42 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Country Style | 11-04 | 52 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Anjou Pear (LRV 45.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Anjou Pear
Darker than Anjou Pear
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-425 |
| Hex | #C7B679 |
| RGB | 199, 182, 121 |
| HSL | 47°, 41%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.2, -2.7, 33.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Anjou Pear (BM AF-425), published as #C7B679
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Anjou Pear (BM AF-425)?
- Anjou Pear has an LRV of 45.2. 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?
- Cool Avocado (SW 9029) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Anjou Pear warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Anjou Pear as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.3; 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.