Behr Anjou Pear MQ4-41
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| Code: | MQ4-41 |
| Name: | Anjou Pear |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Anjou Pear?
Behr Anjou Pear MQ4-41 is a light, muted yellow-green with a softened khaki cast, grounded by its low-saturation, gray-beige quality. It reads warmer in sunny rooms, where its gentle golden undertone becomes clearer, while north-facing or dimmer light can make it appear more subdued and olive-leaning. This shade is well suited to living room, bedroom, or hallway walls when a neutral is wanted with more color than cream or beige. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven grasses, and aged brass for an earthy palette, or use charcoal and deep olive accents to give it more contrast. On cabinetry, Anjou Pear can feel understated and organic, especially alongside pale stone countertops and matte black hardware.
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What are Behr Anjou Pear undertones?
Anjou Pear is a light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
205, 202, 159
Is Behr Anjou Pear cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 56°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ4-41 Anjou Pear HSL code: 56, 32%, 71%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Anjou Pear
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Anjou Pear:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Anjou Pear with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 236, such as Behr Blue Aura and Camelot.
LRV of Anjou Pear
Anjou Pear has an LRV of 56.41% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 56.41%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #cdca9f |
| RGB Decimal | 205, 202, 159 |
| RGB Percent | 80.39%, 79.22%, 62.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 56° Saturation: 22.44% Value: 80.39% |
| HSL | hsl(56, 32, 71) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.46 Yellow: 22.44 Key: 19.61 |
| YIQ | Y: 197.995 I: 15.605 Q: -12.747 |
| XYZ | X: 52.555 Y: 57.724 Z: 41.165 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.585 a:-5.928 b:21.909 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.585 u:4.109 v:31.725 |
| Decimal | 13486751 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.977, -9.486, 21.06 |
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