Cool Melon is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #142e32 |
| Complementary Color | #cde6ea |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Melon Color. The Pink Dust color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Smoky Salmon (#e2b6a7) for more energetic effect. Try Necklace Pearl as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cde6ea is the best complementary color to Cool Melon. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ebd1cd complementary color is Botticelli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oyster Pink are #eacdd8 and #eae0cd. Thus found on the left and right of #ebd1cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Stark White colors as they work well with Cool Melon.
The split-complementary Cool Melon palette consists of #cdd8ea and #cdeae0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cde6ea). Try Periwinkle Gray and Skeptic colors in combination with #ebd1cd, 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 #ebd1cd offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cool Melon. Thus Prelude and Zanah giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Melon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Zanah, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #ebd1cd square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cool Melon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#cde6ea) and two others. The Zanah is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdead1 and #eacde6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ebd1cd is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Melon has a hue angle of 8°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 86.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ebd1cd is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #ebd1cd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(235,209,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 11.77, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(8,42.86%,86.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8,12.77%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.8416,8.3962,5.2816) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.0809,67.6709,67.2311) |