Green Pear (PPG 1224-7)
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Green Pear (PPG 1224-7) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Pear
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Green Pear by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Green 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 | Organic Green | SW 6732 | 35 | 7.8 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Apple Lime Cocktail | 420 | 37.3 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sparkling Apple | S-G-430 | 36.2 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Awakening | 6006-10C | 42 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Green Pear (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Pear
Darker than Green Pear
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1224-7 |
| Hex | #79BE58 |
| RGB | 121, 190, 88 |
| HSL | 101°, 44%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.6, -40.3, 44.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Pear (PPG 1224-7), published as #79BE58
#68B458
#8AC956
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Pear (PPG 1224-7)?
- Green Pear has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Pear is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Green Pear in another brand?
- Awakening (Valspar 6006-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.7 (noticeably different).
- Is Green Pear warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Green Pear as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 44.2; 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.