Ripe Melon (Valspar 2002-1C)
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Ripe Melon (Valspar 2002-1C) is a medium, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ripe Melon
Four Valspar colors picked for Ripe 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 Ripe 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 | Inventive Orange | SW 6633 | 42 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Peachy Keen | 2014-40 | 48.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Siren | P190-4 | 47.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coral Silk | 1195-5 | 47 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Ripe Melon (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Ripe Melon
Darker than Ripe Melon
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2002-1C |
| Hex | #F8A47E |
| RGB | 248, 164, 126 |
| HSL | 19°, 90%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.8, 27.0, 32.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ripe Melon (Valspar 2002-1C), published as #F8A47E
#E99A7D
#FFAE7D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ripe Melon (Valspar 2002-1C)?
- Ripe Melon has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ripe Melon is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ripe Melon in another brand?
- Siren (Behr P190-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Ripe Melon warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Ripe Melon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.4; 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.