Delicious Melon (Behr 280A-3)
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Delicious Melon (Behr 280A-3) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Delicious Melon
Four Behr colors picked for Delicious Melon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Delicious Melon, 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 | Flan | SW 6652 | 69 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Funky Fruit | 2015-50 | 69.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | New Peach | 2008-6B | 68 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Peach | 1203-4 | 68 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Delicious Melon (LRV 73 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Delicious Melon
Darker than Delicious Melon
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 280A-3 |
| Hex | #FFD7B0 |
| RGB | 255, 215, 176 |
| HSL | 30°, 100%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, 8.5, 24.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Delicious Melon (Behr 280A-3), published as #FFD7B0
#EFCDAF
#FFE1AF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Delicious Melon (Behr 280A-3)?
- Delicious Melon has an LRV of 73 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Delicious Melon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Delicious Melon in another brand?
- Funky Fruit (BM 2015-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Delicious Melon warm or cool?
- Behr lists Delicious Melon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. 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.