Galia Melon is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #757cbd |
| Complementary Color | #42498a |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Galia Melon Color. The Classic Avocado color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Trough Shell (#726d40) for more calm effect. Try Crease as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#42498a is the best complementary color to Galia Melon. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a8342 complementary color is East Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sycamore are #8a5f42 and #6d8a42. Thus found on the left and right of #8a8342 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Mix and Dingley colors as they work well with Galia Melon.
The split-complementary Galia Melon palette consists of #5e428a and #426c8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42498a). Try Victoria and Bismark colors in combination with #8a8342, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #8a8342 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Galia Melon. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Galia Melon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Goblin, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a8342 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Galia Melon tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#42498a) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rust – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #428a83 and #8a4249.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a8342 is made of 41% red, 39% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Galia Melon has a hue angle of 54.17°, a saturation of 35.29% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a8342 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a8342 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,131,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 39%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 28.24, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(54.17,35.29%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.17,52.17%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.058,-6.671,35.736) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5809,22.0292,8.3743) |