Pleasant Pink vs Cool Melon
Pleasant Pink (Benjamin Moore) and Cool Melon (PPG) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 3-point LRV gap — 69 for Pleasant Pink vs 66 for Cool Melon — means Pleasant Pink will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 1.4 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Pleasant Pink vs Cool Melon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pleasant Pink on one side and Cool Melon on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Pleasant Pink comparisons
See how Pleasant Pink stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Pleasant Pink encloses it.
Pleasant Pink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Pleasant Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Pleasant Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pleasant Pink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Pleasant Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Pleasant Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pleasant Pink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Pleasant Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Pleasant Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pleasant Pink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Pleasant Pink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pleasant Pink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Pleasant Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pleasant Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Pleasant Pink encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Pleasant Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pleasant Pink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pleasant Pink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Pleasant Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pleasant Pink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pleasant Pink reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Pleasant Pink is decisively the brighter choice.