Cool Cantaloupe (PPG 1066-3)
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Cool Cantaloupe (PPG 1066-3) is a light, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Cantaloupe
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cool Cantaloupe by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cool 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 | Comical Coral | SW 6876 | 69 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Orchid Pink | 036 | 67.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pink Elephant | M170-1 | 71.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Harmony | 2001-8C | 65 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Cool Cantaloupe (LRV 70) by LRV.
Darker than Cool Cantaloupe
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1066-3 |
| Hex | #F1D3CA |
| RGB | 241, 211, 202 |
| HSL | 14°, 58%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, 9.0, 8.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Cantaloupe (PPG 1066-3), published as #F1D3CA
#E0C9C8
#FFDDCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Cantaloupe (PPG 1066-3)?
- Cool Cantaloupe has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Cantaloupe is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Cantaloupe in another brand?
- Orchid Pink (BM 036) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cool Cantaloupe warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cool Cantaloupe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.3; 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.