Sweet Honeydew Melon (BM 2033-70)
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Sweet Honeydew Melon (BM 2033-70) is a very light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Honeydew Melon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Honeydew Melon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Honeydew 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Window Pane | 470A-1 | 86.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Mint Hint | 6004-9A | 85 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Dewmist Delight | 1225-2 | 81 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Sweet Honeydew Melon (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Honeydew Melon
Darker than Sweet Honeydew Melon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2033-70 |
| Hex | #E3F6E5 |
| RGB | 227, 246, 229 |
| HSL | 126°, 51%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.1, -9.3, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Honeydew Melon (BM 2033-70), published as #E3F6E5
#D1EBE3
#F6FFE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Honeydew Melon (BM 2033-70)?
- Sweet Honeydew Melon has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Honeydew Melon is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Honeydew Melon in another brand?
- Mint Hint (Valspar 6004-9A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Honeydew Melon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Honeydew Melon as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.