Summer Melon
2168-50 · #FBCCB3 · LRV 67 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Summer Melon67
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Summer Melon, Really?
Summer Melon reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2168-50 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Summer Melon
Summer Melon is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Summer Melon
At LRV 67, Summer Melon is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Summer Melon are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 2168-50 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Peach BlossomSW 6624 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Luminary270A-3 · Behr | 2.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Heirloom ApricotP009 · Valspar | 2.6 | 65.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Peach DarlingPPG1201-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Crayon60YR 65/196 · Glidden | 2.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sweet Peche107-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Summer Melon within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FBCCB3 in HSL space. Pair Summer Melon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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