Sweet Melon (Valspar 1008-1B)
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Sweet Melon (Valspar 1008-1B) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Melon
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet Melon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sweet 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 | Dishy Coral | SW 6598 | 40 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Flamingo | CSP-1175 | 34 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sugar Poppy | P170-4 | 34.2 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Siesta Rose | 1188-5 | 33 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Sweet Melon (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Melon
Darker than Sweet Melon
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1008-1B |
| Hex | #EA8280 |
| RGB | 234, 130, 128 |
| HSL | 1°, 72%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.8, 39.6, 18.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Melon (Valspar 1008-1B), published as #EA8280
#DB797F
#FA8B80
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Melon (Valspar 1008-1B)?
- Sweet Melon has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Melon is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Melon in another brand?
- Sugar Poppy (Behr P170-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Sweet Melon warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Melon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.9; 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.