Honeydew Melon is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #191333 |
| Complementary Color | #d2ccec |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (71.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Honeydew Melon Color. The Young Wheat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Applemint Soda (#f3f5e9) for more calm effect. Try Enoki as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d2ccec is the best complementary color to Honeydew Melon. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6eccc complementary color is Prelude, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Aths Special are #ece2cc and #d6eccc. Thus found on the left and right of #e6eccc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aths Special and Zanah colors as they work well with Honeydew Melon.
The split-complementary Honeydew Melon palette consists of #e2ccec and #ccd6ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2ccec). Try Prelude and Periwinkle Gray colors in combination with #e6eccc, 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 #e6eccc offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Honeydew Melon. Thus Melanie and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Honeydew Melon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prelude, Jagged Ice, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6eccc square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Honeydew Melon tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#d2ccec) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oyster Pink – 120° from the complementary Prelude. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cce6ec and #ecd2cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #e6eccc is made of 34% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Honeydew Melon has a hue angle of 71.25°, a saturation of 45.71% and a lightness of 86.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6eccc is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #e6eccc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(230,236,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0, 12.55, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(71.25,45.71%,86.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(71.25,13.56%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.2089,-7.423,14.8458) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.5277,81.1735,68.9195) |