Bosc Pear (SW 6390)
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Bosc Pear (SW 6390) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bosc Pear
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bosc Pear by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Bosc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Retriever | 2165-30 | 29.4 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Lone Star | T12-5 | 33.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Butternut Tree | 3002-5B | 34 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Honey Haven | 1089-6 | 32 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Bosc Pear (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Bosc Pear
Darker than Bosc Pear
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6390 |
| Hex | #C09056 |
| RGB | 192, 144, 86 |
| HSL | 33°, 46%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.2, 11.4, 37.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bosc Pear (SW 6390), published as #C09056
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bosc Pear (SW 6390)?
- Bosc Pear has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bosc Pear is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bosc Pear in another brand?
- Golden Retriever (BM 2165-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Bosc Pear warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bosc Pear as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.6; 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.