Honeydew Melon (PPG 1222-2)
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Honeydew Melon (PPG 1222-2) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honeydew Melon
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Honeydew Melon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 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 | Honeydew | SW 6428 | 71 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Crisp Green | 534 | 76.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Praying Mantis | P370-2 | 79.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Whipped Mint | 6006-7A | 84 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Honeydew Melon (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Honeydew Melon
Darker than Honeydew Melon
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1222-2 |
| Hex | #E6ECCC |
| RGB | 230, 236, 204 |
| HSL | 71°, 46%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, -7.4, 14.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honeydew Melon (PPG 1222-2), published as #E6ECCC
#D5E2CA
#F8F7CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honeydew Melon (PPG 1222-2)?
- Honeydew Melon has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honeydew Melon is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Honeydew Melon in another brand?
- Praying Mantis (Behr P370-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honeydew Melon warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Honeydew Melon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.9; 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.