Sweet Melon (BM 121)
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Sweet Melon (BM 121) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.3, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Melon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Melon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Sweet 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 | Flan | SW 6652 | 69 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Feather Plume | 290B-4 | 75.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Peach Butter | 3001-4B | 69 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Peach | 1203-4 | 68 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sweet Melon (LRV 69.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Melon
Darker than Sweet Melon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 121 |
| Hex | #FBD8AE |
| RGB | 251, 216, 174 |
| HSL | 33°, 91%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, 6.2, 25.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Melon (BM 121), published as #FBD8AE
#EBCEAD
#FFE2AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Melon (BM 121)?
- Sweet Melon has an LRV of 69.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Melon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Melon in another brand?
- Feather Plume (Behr 290B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Melon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Melon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.2; 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.