Avid Apricot vs Delicious Melon
Avid Apricot and Delicious Melon come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 62 vs 63 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 6.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Avid Apricot vs Delicious Melon in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Avid Apricot and Delicious Melon are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Avid Apricot vs Delicious Melon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Avid Apricot on one side and Delicious 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 Avid Apricot comparisons
See how Avid Apricot stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Avid Apricot encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Avid Apricot reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Avid Apricot the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Avid Apricot is decisively the brighter choice.
Avid Apricot reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Avid Apricot reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Avid Apricot reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Avid Apricot is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Avid Apricot is decisively the brighter choice.
Avid Apricot reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Avid Apricot reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Avid Apricot reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Avid Apricot is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Avid Apricot encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Avid Apricot encloses it.
Avid Apricot reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Avid Apricot is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 25, Avid Apricot is decisively the brighter choice.
Avid Apricot reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Avid Apricot reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Avid Apricot is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 7, Avid Apricot is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 24, Avid Apricot is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (62 vs 57) makes Avid Apricot the marginally brighter of the two.