Sweet Honeydew Melon vs Hardwick White
Where Sweet Honeydew Melon belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Hardwick White is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Sweet Honeydew Melon belongs to the green family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. Sweet Honeydew Melon (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Hardwick White (LRV 44), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sweet Honeydew Melon runs green while Hardwick White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 25.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. 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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Sweet Honeydew Melon vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sweet Honeydew Melon on one side and Hardwick White 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.
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Sweet Honeydew Melon reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 85 vs 6, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Honeydew Melon reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sweet Honeydew Melon reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 52, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Honeydew Melon reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Honeydew Melon reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sweet Honeydew Melon reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 13, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sweet Honeydew Melon reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 66, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Sweet Honeydew Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sweet Honeydew Melon reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 8, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Honeydew Melon reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Sweet Honeydew Melon vs Slaked Lime Deep
At LRV 85 vs 12, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Sweet Honeydew Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Sweet Honeydew Melon reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
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