Melon Cup (BM 101)
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Melon Cup (BM 101) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.8, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Melon Cup
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Melon Cup 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 Melon Cup, 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 | Aristocrat Peach | SW 0027 | 65 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Apricot Freeze | M210-3 | 67.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Special Peach | 2004-6B | 63 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Peach Darling | 1201-3 | 65 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Melon Cup (LRV 63.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Melon Cup
Darker than Melon Cup
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 101 |
| Hex | #F0CEB6 |
| RGB | 240, 206, 182 |
| HSL | 25°, 66%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.0, 8.3, 16.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Melon Cup (BM 101), published as #F0CEB6
#E0C4B4
#FFD8B6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Melon Cup (BM 101)?
- Melon Cup has an LRV of 63.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Melon Cup is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Melon Cup in another brand?
- Peach Darling (PPG 1201-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Melon Cup warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Melon Cup as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.4; 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.