Meloso Melón
HGSW 9007 · #F2B88C · LRV 55 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Meloso Melón55
- 4Neighborly Peach60
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Meloso Melón, Really?
Meloso Melón reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 9007 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Meloso Melón
Meloso Melón 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.
How Lighting Changes Meloso Melón
At LRV 55, Meloso Melón 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 Meloso Melón 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 HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 9007 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 | Melón MelosoSW 9007 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fresh Praline280C-3 · Behr | 2.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Tooty Fruity089 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Peach SquaredV045-3 · Valspar | 2.4 | 52.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gentle DoePPG1201-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coral Spice90YR 53/338 · Glidden | 1.4 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Meloso Melón within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams'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 #F2B88C in HSL space. Pair Meloso Melón with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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