Sorbete De Melon
PPG17-21 · #FCAD70 · LRV 52 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Sorbete De Melon52
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Sorbete De Melon, Really?
Sorbete De Melon reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG17-21 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sorbete De Melon
Sorbete De 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.
How Lighting Changes Sorbete De Melon
At LRV 52, Sorbete De 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.
Most complaints about Sorbete De 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 PPG / Glidden PPG17-21 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 | TangerineSW 6640 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Apricot Flower270B-4 · Behr | 1.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Tangerine Zing132 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet OrangeV009-2 · Valspar | 2.3 | 51.2 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sorbete De MelonPPG17-21 · Glidden | 0.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Freshly Squeezed111-5DB · Dutch Boy | 4.8 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Sorbete De Melon 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 #FCAD70 in HSL space. Pair Sorbete De Melon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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