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Melon yellow

There is more to RAL Classic Melon yellow (RAL 1028) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its beige and yellow classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

LRV

47.55

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Light Reflectance Value
47.55
Medium

Melon yellow in Rooms

Follow Melon yellow from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

1 Kitchen Photo

Viewed across 1 kitchen image in a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, Melon yellow (RAL 1028) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 47.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.

RAL Classic Melon yellow 1028 kitchen walls

RAL Classic Melon yellow 1028 kitchen walls

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At LRV 48 vs 34, Melon yellow is decisively the brighter choice.

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Color Codes

RGB255, 156, 0
HSL37° 100% 50%
CMYK0 39 100 0
CIE LabL: 72.9 a: 28.6 b: 77.6
XYZX: 53.13 Y: 45.04 Z: 5.90