Summer Melon
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Summer Melon remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Use our expert data below to help you visualize this color in your home.
Hex
#FBCCB3
LRV
65.18
Coordinating Colors
White Diamond reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Summer Melon encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 35, Summer Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mountain Peak White reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 65), opening up a space where Summer Melon encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 61) makes Summer Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 62) makes Summer Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 6, Summer Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
White Satin reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Summer Melon reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 9), opening up a space where Galápagos Turquoise encloses it.
Summer Melon reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 40), opening up a space where Atlantis Blue encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 48, Summer Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 65) makes Cumulus Cotton the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 85 vs 65, Bridal Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Sun Washed is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (71 vs 65) makes Juno Peach the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Daytona Peach reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 65 vs 41, Summer Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 50, Summer Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer Melon reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 61) makes Summer Melon the marginally brighter of the two.