Magic Melon Color

#de9851

Magic Melon is soft, 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 #2167ae
Complementary Color #5197de
Color Shade: orange (30.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.41% (better contrasting with white)
Magic Melon Color Sample
Magic Melon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #de9851

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Magic Melon Color. The Mì Chéng Honey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bitter Orange (#d5762b) for more calm effect. Try Cookie Crust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5197de is the best complementary color to Magic Melon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #de9851 complementary color is Havelock Blue, 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 Di Serria are #de5151 and #ddde51. Thus found on the left and right of #de9851 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandy and Wattle colors as they work well with Magic Melon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Magic Melon palette consists of #5151de and #51ddde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5197de). Try Royal Blue and Viking colors in combination with #de9851, 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 #de9851 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Magic Melon. Thus Medium Purple and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Magic Melon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #de9851 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Magic Melon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5197de) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51de98 and #de5197.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #de9851 is made of 49% red, 33% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Magic Melon has a hue angle of 30.21°, a saturation of 68.12% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #de9851 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 55.3% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #de9851
RGB Decimal rgb(222,152,81)
RGB Percentage 49%, 33%, 18%
CMYK 0, 27.45, 55.3, 12.94
HSL hsl(30.21,68.12%,59.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.21,63.51%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.446,19.3616,47.1814)
XYZ xyz(42.8376,38.5801,12.9735)
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