Winter Melon (BM 093)
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Winter Melon (BM 093) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.3, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Melon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Winter Melon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Winter 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 | Impressive Ivory | SW 7560 | 76 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Sand Dollar White | 300C-2 | 79.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Orange Mist | 2004-2C | 80 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Crisp Won Ton | 1202-3 | 74 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Winter Melon (LRV 75.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Melon
Darker than Winter Melon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 093 |
| Hex | #FAE2C8 |
| RGB | 250, 226, 200 |
| HSL | 31°, 83%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.2, 4.2, 15.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Melon (BM 093), published as #FAE2C8
#E9D8C6
#FFECC8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Melon (BM 093)?
- Winter Melon has an LRV of 75.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter Melon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Melon in another brand?
- Orange Mist (Valspar 2004-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Melon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Winter Melon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.7; 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.