Melón Meloso (SW 9007)
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Melón Meloso (SW 9007) is a medium, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Melón Meloso
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Melón Meloso by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Melón Meloso, 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 | Canyonlands | 109 | 50.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Brandy Butter | 270D-4 | 56.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Caramel Sugar | 2007-6A | 56 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gentle Doe | 1201-4 | 53 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Melón Meloso (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Melón Meloso
Darker than Melón Meloso
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9007 |
| Hex | #F2B88C |
| RGB | 242, 184, 140 |
| HSL | 26°, 80%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.1, 15.5, 30.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Melón Meloso (SW 9007), published as #F2B88C
#E2AE8B
#FFC28B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Melón Meloso (SW 9007)?
- Melón Meloso has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Melón Meloso is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Melón Meloso in another brand?
- Brandy Butter (Behr 270D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Melón Meloso warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Melón Meloso as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.5; 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.