Match Melon yellow

RAL Classic Melon yellow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 48. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Melon yellow
RAL ClassicClassic
Melon yellow
RAL 1028#FF9C00LRV 48

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Melon yellow
Melon yellow
Orange Sky
Benjamin Moore
ΔE 1.7Subtle
Orange Sky
2018-10 · LRV 44

Melon yellow reads slightly lighter

Melon yellow
Melon yellow
Laughing Orange
Sherwin-Williams
ΔE 4.5Noticeable
Laughing Orange
6895 · LRV 42

Melon yellow reads slightly lighter

Melon yellow
Sun yellow
Melon yellow
Sun yellow
RAL ClassicClassic
ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Sun yellow
RAL 1037 · LRV 41

Melon yellow reads slightly lighter

Melon yellow
RAL 380-2
Melon yellow
RAL 380-2
RAL EffectEffect
ΔE 5.9Noticeable
RAL 380-2
RAL 380-2 · LRV 36

Melon yellow reads slightly lighter

Melon yellow
Melon yellow
Sunny Side Up
Behr
ΔE 10.8Distinct
Sunny Side Up
P270-7 · LRV 45

Nearly identical in tone

Melon yellow
Melon yellow
Marigold
Little Greene
ΔE 15.0Distinct
Marigold
209 · LRV 35

Melon yellow reads noticeably lighter

Melon yellow
Sunflower Symphony 4
Melon yellow
Sunflower Symphony 4
Dulux
ΔE 16.8Distinct
Sunflower Symphony 4
23YY 62/816 · LRV 62

Sunflower Symphony 4 reads noticeably lighter

Melon yellow
Sun Drops
Melon yellow
Sun Drops
Cloverdale Paint
ΔE 16.9Distinct
Sun Drops
0823 · LRV 50

Nearly identical in tone

Melon yellow
Melon yellow
Fall Gold
PPG
ΔE 18.3Distinct
Fall Gold
PPG1205-7 · LRV 56

Fall Gold reads slightly lighter

Melon yellow
Melon yellow
N302
Tikkurila
ΔE 21.4Distinct
N302
N302 · LRV 43

Melon yellow reads slightly lighter

Melon yellow
Melon yellow
Brazen
Valspar
ΔE 37.2Very different
Brazen
V054-6 · LRV 19

Melon yellow is the lighter choice

Melon yellow
Babouche
Melon yellow
Babouche
Farrow & Ball
ΔE 38.3Very different
Babouche
223 · LRV 57

Babouche reads slightly lighter

Melon yellow
Bella
Melon yellow
Bella
Jotun
ΔE 47.9Very different
Bella
2489 · LRV 37

Melon yellow reads slightly lighter

Melon yellow
S 3030-Y30R
Melon yellow
S 3030-Y30R
NCS
ΔE 49.4Very different
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33

Melon yellow reads noticeably lighter

Melon yellow Cross-Brand Color Matches