Fresh Watermelon (Behr BIC-18)
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Fresh Watermelon (Behr BIC-18) is a deep, warm orange from Behr: LRV 39.3, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Watermelon
Four Behr colors picked for Fresh Watermelon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Fresh Watermelon, 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 | Ravishing Coral | SW 6612 | 40 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Tomato Cream Sauce | 2089-40 | 40.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Salmon Rose | 2003-3C | 41 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Holland Tile | 1064-5 | 39 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr orange colors nearest to Fresh Watermelon (LRV 39.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Watermelon
Darker than Fresh Watermelon
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BIC-18 |
| Hex | #DF9689 |
| RGB | 223, 150, 137 |
| HSL | 9°, 57%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.0, 25.9, 18.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Watermelon (Behr BIC-18), published as #DF9689
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Watermelon (Behr BIC-18)?
- Fresh Watermelon has an LRV of 39.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Watermelon is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Watermelon in another brand?
- Holland Tile (PPG 1064-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fresh Watermelon warm or cool?
- Behr lists Fresh Watermelon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.1; 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.