Brandied Melon is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #3184a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5aaece |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brandied Melon Color. The Orange Rust color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Red Jalapeno (#bf6153) for more calm effect. Try Santa Fe Sunrise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5aaece is the best complementary color to Brandied Melon. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ce7b5b complementary color is Shakespeare, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Japonica are #ce5a74 and #ceb45a. Thus found on the left and right of #ce7b5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Sundance colors as they work well with Brandied Melon.
The split-complementary Brandied Melon palette consists of #5a74ce and #5aceb4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5aaece). Try Indigo and Downy colors in combination with #ce7b5b, 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 #ce7b5b offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brandied Melon. Thus Blue Marguerite and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brandied Melon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #ce7b5b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brandied Melon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5aaece) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ace7a and #ce5aad.
In a RGB color space, hex #ce7b5b is made of 49% red, 29% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Brandied Melon has a hue angle of 16.7°, a saturation of 53.99% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ce7b5b is made of 0% cyan, 32.54% magenta, 45.09% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #ce7b5b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,123,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 29%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.54, 45.09, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(16.7,53.99%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.7,55.83%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9276,29.1343,31.1906) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4249,28.0431,13.496) |