Ripe Cantaloupe
V012-2 · #FBB16D · LRV 53.4 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Ripe Cantaloupe53.4
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Ripe Cantaloupe, Really?
Ripe Cantaloupe reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V012-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ripe Cantaloupe
Ripe 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Ripe Cantaloupe
At LRV 53.4, Ripe Cantaloupe 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 Ripe 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 Valspar V012-2 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 | Stirring OrangeSW 6889 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fuzzy PeachP220-5 · Behr | 2.4 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Tangerine Zing132 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sorbete De MelonPPG17-21 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sorbete De MelonPPG17-21 · Glidden | 2.1 | 52 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Freshly Squeezed111-5DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Ripe Cantaloupe within Valspar'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 #FBB16D in HSL space. Pair Ripe Cantaloupe with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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