Melanie is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #1b3d2a |
| Complementary Color | #c2e3d1 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (326.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Melanie Color. The Pink Proposal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dwindling Damon (#efdfe7) for more calm effect. Try Antarctic Love as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c2e3d1 is the best complementary color to Melanie. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4c2d5 complementary color is Skeptic, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Melanie are #e2c2e3 and #e3c2c3. Thus found on the left and right of #e4c2d5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Prelude and Cavern Pink colors as they work well with Melanie.
The split-complementary Melanie palette consists of #c2e3e2 and #c3e3c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2e3d1). Try Ziggurat and Pixie Green colors in combination with #e4c2d5, 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 #e4c2d5 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Melanie. Thus Ziggurat and Beryl Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melanie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Skeptic, Beryl Green, and Periwinkle Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4c2d5 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Melanie tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#c2e3d1) and two others. The Beryl Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prelude – 120° from the complementary Skeptic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4e3c2 and #d1c2e3.
In a RGB color space, hex #e4c2d5 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Melanie has a hue angle of 326.47°, a saturation of 38.64% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4c2d5 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e4c2d5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(228,194,213) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 5.88, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(326.47,38.64%,82.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(326.47,14.91%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.7738,15.1957,-4.9973) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.2969,59.8816,71.173) |