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Tint of Melon

108-4DB · #F6B28C · LRV 53 · warm red-orange tone

108-4DB · #F6B28C · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Tint of MelonDutch Boy · 108-4DB
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Tint of Melon
DUTCH BOY · 108-4DB · #F6B28C
Brand · codeDutch Boy108-4DB · all Dutch Boy oranges
LRV53Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyOrange
Hex · RGB · HSL#F6B28C · 246, 178, 140 · 22°, 85%, 76%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Caramelized35
  2. 2Venetian Plaster42
  3. 3Tint of Melon53
  4. 4Colonial Yellow59
  5. 5Belvedere Cream65
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Tint of Melon, Really?

Tint of Melon reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 108-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Tint of Melon

Tint of 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Tint of Melon

At LRV 53, Tint of 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Tint of 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dutch Boy 108-4DB 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dutch Boy Colors

The nearest shades to Tint of Melon within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Tint of Melon · 11.7 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Tint of Melon · 1.8 : 1 · fails for text

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 #F6B28C in HSL space. Pair Tint of Melon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F6B28C + #8CD0F6
TRIADIC
#F6B28C · #8CF6B2 · #B28CF6
ANALOGOUS
#F68C9B · #F6B28C · #F6E78C

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