Magical Melon Color

#e9e9d0

Magical Melon is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #16162f
Complementary Color #d0d0e9
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.47% (better contrasting with black)
Magical Melon Color Sample
Magical Melon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e9e9d0

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Magical Melon Color. The Morning Snow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tonic (#deddaa) for more energetic effect. Try Spaghetti Carbonara as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d0d0e9 is the best complementary color to Magical 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 #e9e9d0 complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White Rock are #e9dcd0 and #dce9d0. Thus found on the left and right of #e9e9d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bizarre and Kidnapper colors as they work well with Magical Melon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Magical Melon palette consists of #dcd0e9 and #d0dce9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0d0e9). Try Snuff and Botticelli colors in combination with #e9e9d0, 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 #e9e9d0 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 Magical Melon. Thus Prim and Botticelli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Magical Melon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Skeptic, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9e9d0 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red 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. Magical Melon tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d0d0e9) and two others. The Botticelli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oyster Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0e9e9 and #e9d0d0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e9e9d0 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Magical Melon has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 36.23% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9e9d0 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e9e9d0
RGB Decimal rgb(233,233,208)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 0, 0, 9.8, 8.63
HSL hsl(60,36.23%,86.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,10.73%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.7546,-4.2185,12.1573)
XYZ xyz(74.1284,80.1555,71.2391)
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