Delicious Melon vs Humble Gold
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. With LRVs of 63 and 61, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 3.5, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Delicious Melon vs Humble Gold in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Delicious Melon and Humble Gold 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.
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At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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Delicious Melon vs Humble Gold Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Delicious Melon on one side and Humble Gold 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 Delicious Melon comparisons
See how Delicious Melon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Delicious Melon encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Delicious Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicious Melon reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Delicious Melon reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicious Melon reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Delicious Melon encloses it.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 25, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 24, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Delicious Melon the marginally brighter of the two.