Melon Tint Color

#f8e7d4

Melon Tint is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #07182b
Complementary Color #d4e5f7
Color Shade: orange (31.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.2% (better contrasting with black)
Melon Tint Color Sample
Melon Tint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f8e7d4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Melon Tint Color. The Milk Quartz color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Caribbean Sunrise (#f5daaa) for more energetic effect. Try Midsummer as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d4e5f7 is the best complementary color to Melon Tint. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8e7d4 complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Linen are #f7d5d4 and #f6f7d4. Thus found on the left and right of #f8e7d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Coconut Cream colors as they work well with Melon Tint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Melon Tint palette consists of #d5d4f7 and #d4f6f7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4e5f7). Try Moon Raker and White Ice colors in combination with #f8e7d4, 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 #f8e7d4 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Melon Tint. Thus Moon Raker and Granny Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Melon Tint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Blue Romance, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8e7d4 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 Tint tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d4e5f7) and two others. The Granny Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4f7e7 and #f7d4e4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f8e7d4 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Melon Tint has a hue angle of 31.67°, a saturation of 72% and a lightness of 90.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8e7d4 is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 14.11% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #f8e7d4
RGB Decimal rgb(248,231,212)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 6.66, 14.11, 2.75
HSL hsl(31.67,72%,90.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.67,14.52%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.5138,2.7171,11.3186)
XYZ xyz(79.171,81.8618,73.9155)
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