Cool Cantaloupe
PPG1066-3 · #F0D2C9 · LRV 69 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Cool Cantaloupe69
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Cool Cantaloupe, Really?
Cool Cantaloupe reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1066-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cool Cantaloupe
Cool Cantaloupe 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 Cool Cantaloupe
At LRV 69, Cool Cantaloupe is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Cool Cantaloupe 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1066-3 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 | Comical CoralSW 6876 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pink ElephantM170-1 · Behr | 1.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Orchid Pink036 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Apricot Blush8003-8A · Valspar | 1.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Texas RosePPG1064-3 · Glidden | 0.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pink Playground206-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Cool Cantaloupe within PPG / Glidden'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 #F0D2C9 in HSL space. Pair Cool Cantaloupe with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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