Cantaloupe (BM 157)
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Cantaloupe (BM 157) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.3, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cantaloupe
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cantaloupe 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 Cantaloupe, 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 | Enjoyable Yellow | SW 6666 | 71 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Peach Glow | P240-2 | 75.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sand Swept | 2005-2B | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Doodle | 1204-4 | 75 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Cantaloupe (LRV 71.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Cantaloupe
Darker than Cantaloupe
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 157 |
| Hex | #FEDBAE |
| RGB | 254, 219, 174 |
| HSL | 34°, 98%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, 5.8, 26.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cantaloupe (BM 157), published as #FEDBAE
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#FFE5AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cantaloupe (BM 157)?
- Cantaloupe has an LRV of 71.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cantaloupe is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cantaloupe in another brand?
- Sand Swept (Valspar 2005-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cantaloupe warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cantaloupe as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.7; 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.