Caramelized Pears (PPG 1105-3)
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Caramelized Pears (PPG 1105-3) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caramelized Pears
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Caramelized Pears by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Caramelized 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 | Convivial Yellow | SW 6393 | 69 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Bisque | 220 | 65.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sunning Deck | PPF-13 | 68.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Light Amber | 3006-8B | 63 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Caramelized Pears (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Caramelized Pears
Darker than Caramelized Pears
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1105-3 |
| Hex | #E7D5AD |
| RGB | 231, 213, 173 |
| HSL | 41°, 55%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.8, 0.1, 22.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caramelized Pears (PPG 1105-3), published as #E7D5AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caramelized Pears (PPG 1105-3)?
- Caramelized Pears has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caramelized Pears is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Caramelized Pears in another brand?
- Sunning Deck (Behr PPF-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Caramelized Pears warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Caramelized Pears as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.1; 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.