White Melon
BD3 · #E0D8C0 · LRV 69 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3White Melon69
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is White Melon, Really?
White Melon reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint BD3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for White Melon
White 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes White Melon
At LRV 69, White Melon is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 White 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 C2 Paint BD3 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 | Warm WinterSW 9506 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pale ParsnipS320-2 · Behr | 1.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Limestone513 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lion of Hadrian8007-9G · Valspar | 2.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | River ReedPPG1114-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Autumn Haze45YY 67/120 · Glidden | 1.4 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to White Melon within C2 Paint'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 #E0D8C0 in HSL space. Pair White Melon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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