Delicious Melon (SW 6653)
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Delicious Melon (SW 6653) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Delicious Melon
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Delicious Melon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Delicious 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Jam | 130 | 65.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Bagel | 300C-3 | 65.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Johnny Cake | 3001-6A | 63 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Peach | 1203-4 | 68 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Delicious Melon (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Delicious Melon
Darker than Delicious Melon
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6653 |
| Hex | #F5C894 |
| RGB | 245, 200, 148 |
| HSL | 32°, 83%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.4, 9.1, 32.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Delicious Melon (SW 6653), published as #F5C894
#E5BE93
#FFD293
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Delicious Melon (SW 6653)?
- Delicious Melon has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Delicious Melon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Delicious Melon in another brand?
- Johnny Cake (Valspar 3001-6A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Delicious Melon warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Delicious Melon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.0; 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.