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PPG / GLIDDEN · 17-21

PPG / Glidden Sorbete De Melon#FDAE6F · LRV 52

Sorbete De Melon reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 17-21 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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PPG / GLIDDEN SORBETE DE MELON
RGB 253, 174, 111 LRV 52

Color spec

Brand PPG / Glidden
Name Sorbete De Melon
SKU 17-21
Hex #FDAE6F
RGB 253, 174, 111
HSL 27°, 97%, 71%
LRV 52
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Orange

About PPG / Glidden 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.

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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Downy Feather
SKU 0975 · #FEAA66 · LRV 51
ΔE 1.36 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all orange from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All orange at Valspar →
2007-3C
#FEB175
Tangerine Cream
ΔE 0.92 · LRV 54
V010-2
#FFAE68
Orange Zest
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 52.9
V012-2
#FBB16D
Ripe Cantaloupe
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 53.4
V009-2
#FEAA73
Sweet Orange
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 51.2
2003-1C
#F8AA77
Warm Cider
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 49.9

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.28
All orange at Benjamin Moore →
132
#FDB06D
Tangerine Zing
ΔE 1.28 · LRV
2015-40
#FFB577
Peach Sorbet
ΔE 1.81 · LRV
138
#FDB580
Vivid Beauty
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 54
090
#FCA574
Butterfly Wings
ΔE 4.94 · LRV 48
146
#F8AC57
Golden Archway
ΔE 5.09 · LRV

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.66
All orange at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5199
#FBB377
Market Melon
ΔE 1.66 · LRV 54
DE5242
#F0B073
Beeswax
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 51
DE5235
#F3AD63
Blazing Autumn
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 50
DE5166
#FFA168
Nectarine
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 48
DE5222
#FFAE52
Orange Marmalade
ΔE 5.67 · LRV 52

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.83
All orange at Behr →
270B-4
#FFB078
Apricot Flower
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 54
290D-4
#F3AC6A
Arizona
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 50
P240-5
#FFAD60
Cheese Puff
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 52
P220-5
#FFA873
Fuzzy Peach
ΔE 3.78 · LRV 51
HDC-SM14-11
#FDB768
Yellow Polka Dot
ΔE 5.22 · LRV 56

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.71
All orange at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6640
#F2AC78
Tangerine
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 50
SW 6654
#EFB57A
Surprise Amber
ΔE 4.79 · LRV 53
SW 6661
#EFB97B
Papaya
ΔE 6.29 · LRV 54
SW 2831
#EBB875
Classical Gold
ΔE 7.66 · LRV 53
SW 9013
#EEB76B
Olden Amber
ΔE 7.9 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.79
All orange at Magnolia Home →
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 9.79 · LRV 50
JG-45
#D4B670
Bright Days
ΔE 14.2 · LRV 49
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 15.36 · LRV 57
JG-26
#E8C3B8
Cabbage Rose
ΔE 15.9 · LRV 60
JG-44
#C4B78B
Summer Pear
ΔE 17.73 · LRV 47

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.61
All orange at Clare →
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 11.61 · LRV 68
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 12.58 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-26
#F7CCB9
Pop
ΔE 13.68 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 16.31 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-27
#FDBFB6
Rosé Season
ΔE 16.69 · LRV 62

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.05
All orange at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 51
#DCB771
Sudbury Yellow
ΔE 12.05 · LRV 50
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 14.16 · LRV 65
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 14.51 · LRV 58
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 14.55 · LRV 59
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 15.36 · LRV 56

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.78
All orange at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 13.78 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 14.5 · LRV 53
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 14.85 · LRV 60
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 16.74 · LRV 38
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 20.18 · LRV 65

Similar PPG / Glidden colors

closest in the PPG / Glidden deck

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.

1197-5
Orange Marmalade
LRV 51
1203-6
Goldfish
LRV 50
1196-5
Copper River
LRV 47
1198-4
Orange Liqueur
LRV 48
12-08
Bold Butterscotch
LRV 51
1195-5
Coral Silk
LRV 47

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #FDAE6F in HSL space. Pair Sorbete De Melon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FDAE6F + #6FBEFD
TRIADIC
#FDAE6F · #6FFDAE · #AE6FFD
ANALOGOUS
#FD6F77 · #FDAE6F · #FDF56F

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.83:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.46:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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