Melon Pink (PPG 1195-3)
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Melon Pink (PPG 1195-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Melon Pink
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Melon Pink by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Melon Pink, 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 | Blushing | SW 6617 | 68 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Heirloom | 023 | 71 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Resort Sunrise | M180-2 | 71.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Morning Glow | 2002-8C | 69 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Melon Pink (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Melon Pink
Darker than Melon Pink
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1195-3 |
| Hex | #F1D4C4 |
| RGB | 241, 212, 196 |
| HSL | 21°, 62%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.9, 7.6, 11.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Melon Pink (PPG 1195-3), published as #F1D4C4
#E0CAC2
#FFDEC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Melon Pink (PPG 1195-3)?
- Melon Pink has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Melon Pink is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Melon Pink in another brand?
- Heirloom (BM 023) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Melon Pink warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Melon Pink as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.6; 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.