Tangerine Melt (BM 091)
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Tangerine Melt (BM 091) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tangerine Melt
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tangerine Melt by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Tangerine Melt, 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 | Invigorate | SW 6886 | 29 | 5.3 | clearly different |
| Behr | Orange Zest | 240B-6 | 34.6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Carrot Cake | 2007-3A | 36 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Orange Poppy | 1196-7 | 35 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Tangerine Melt (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Tangerine Melt
Darker than Tangerine Melt
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 091 |
| Hex | #F78345 |
| RGB | 247, 131, 69 |
| HSL | 21°, 92%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.9, 39.8, 52.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tangerine Melt (BM 091), published as #F78345
#E87A45
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tangerine Melt (BM 091)?
- Tangerine Melt has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tangerine Melt is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tangerine Melt in another brand?
- Orange Zest (Behr 240B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Tangerine Melt warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tangerine Melt as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 52.1; 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.