Melon Ice (PPG 1196-2)
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Melon Ice (PPG 1196-2) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Melon Ice
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Melon Ice 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 Ice, 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 | Spun Sugar | SW 6337 | 68 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Heirloom | 023 | 71 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Resort Sunrise | M180-2 | 71.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cape Sands | 2004-6C | 75 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Melon Ice (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Melon Ice
Darker than Melon Ice
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1196-2 |
| Hex | #F4D9C8 |
| RGB | 244, 217, 200 |
| HSL | 23°, 67%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, 6.7, 11.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Melon Ice (PPG 1196-2), published as #F4D9C8
#E3CFC6
#FFE3C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Melon Ice (PPG 1196-2)?
- Melon Ice has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Melon Ice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Melon Ice in another brand?
- Heirloom (BM 023) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Melon Ice warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Melon Ice as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.8; 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.