Melon Pink
PPG1195-3 · #F0D4C4 · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Melon Pink70
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Melon Pink, Really?
Melon Pink reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1195-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Melon Pink
Melon Pink 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 Melon Pink
At LRV 70, Melon Pink 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 Melon Pink 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 PPG1195-3 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 | Naive PeachSW 6631 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Iced ApricotUL130-11 · Behr | 2.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Beige100 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Morning Glow2002-8C · Valspar | 1.8 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Melon PinkPPG1195-3 · Glidden | 0.4 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pink Playground206-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Melon Pink 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 #F0D4C4 in HSL space. Pair Melon Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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