Melon Ice Color

#f4d9c8

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

Inverse Color #0b2637
Complementary Color #c8e3f4
Color Shade: warm red (23.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.06% (better contrasting with black)
Melon Ice Color Sample
Melon Ice Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f4d9c8

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Melon Ice Color. The Sunkissed Apricot color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pink Abalone (#e9b8a4) for more calm effect. Try Spicy Hummus as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c8e3f4 is the best complementary color to Melon Ice. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f4d9c8 complementary color is Mint Tulip, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Albescent White are #f4c8cd and #f4efc8. Thus found on the left and right of #f4d9c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azalea and Tusk colors as they work well with Melon Ice.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Melon Ice palette consists of #c8cdf4 and #c8f4ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8e3f4). Try Moon Raker and Mint Tulip colors in combination with #f4d9c8, 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 #f4d9c8 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Melon Ice. Thus Moon Raker and Blue Romance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Melon Ice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mint Tulip, Tea Green, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4d9c8 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Melon Ice tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c8e3f4) and two others. The Blue Romance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Mint Tulip. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8f4d9 and #f4c8e3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f4d9c8 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Melon Ice has a hue angle of 23.18°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4d9c8 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #f4d9c8
RGB Decimal rgb(244,217,200)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 17.26, 4.31
HSL hsl(23.18,66.67%,87.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(23.18,18.03%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.4615,6.6784,11.7765)
XYZ xyz(72.5464,73.0289,64.916)
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