Melon Ice (BM 106)
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Melon Ice (BM 106) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.4, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Melon Ice
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Melon Ice 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 Ice, 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 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Clam | PPH-19 | 76.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Orange Mist | 2004-2C | 80 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Crisp Won Ton | 1202-3 | 74 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Melon Ice (LRV 74.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Melon Ice
Darker than Melon Ice
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 106 |
| Hex | #F6E0C8 |
| RGB | 246, 224, 200 |
| HSL | 31°, 72%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, 3.8, 14.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Melon Ice (BM 106), published as #F6E0C8
#E5D6C6
#FFEAC8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Melon Ice (BM 106)?
- Melon Ice has an LRV of 74.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Melon Ice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Melon Ice in another brand?
- Clam (Behr PPH-19) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Melon Ice warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Melon Ice as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.5; 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.