Melon Seed Color

#332c22

Melon Seed is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #ccd3dd
Complementary Color #222933
Color Shade: orange (35.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 16.67% (better contrasting with white)
Melon Seed Color Sample
Melon Seed Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #332c22

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Melon Seed Color. The Limonite Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called King Kong (#161410) for more calm effect. Try Nuln Oil Gloss as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#222933 is the best complementary color to Melon Seed. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #332c22 complementary color is Ebony Clay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Birch are #332322 and #313322. Thus found on the left and right of #332c22 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cocoa Brown and Rangitoto colors as they work well with Melon Seed.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Melon Seed palette consists of #232233 and #223133 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#222933). Try Steel Gray and Outer Space colors in combination with #332c22, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #332c22 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Melon Seed. Thus Bleached Cedar and Outer Space giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Melon Seed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebony Clay, Log Cabin, and Thunder split by 90° on the color wheel. #332c22 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Melon Seed tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#222933) and two others. The Outer Space is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cocoa Brown – 120° from the complementary Ebony Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #22332c and #332228.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #332c22 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Melon Seed has a hue angle of 35.29°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 16.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #332c22 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 80% black ink.

HEX #332c22
RGB Decimal rgb(51,44,34)
RGB Percentage 40%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 6.67, 80
HSL hsl(35.29,20%,16.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.29,33.33%,20%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.4558,1.2572,7.6719)
XYZ xyz(2.5547,2.6207,1.8846)
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