Melon Water 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 | #02434b |
| Complementary Color | #b4f5fd |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.9% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Melon Water Color. The Soft Orange Bloom color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Shān Hú Hóng Coral (#fa9a85) for more calm effect. Try Tartlet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b4f5fd is the best complementary color to Melon Water. 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 #fdbcb4 complementary color is French Pass, 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 Melon are #fdb4d0 and #fde0b4. Thus found on the left and right of #fdbcb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Pink and Light Apricot colors as they work well with Melon Water.
The split-complementary Melon Water palette consists of #b4d0fd and #b4fde0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4f5fd). Try French Pass and Aero Blue colors in combination with #fdbcb4, 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 #fdbcb4 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 Melon Water. Thus Melrose and Reef giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melon Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdbcb4 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. Melon Water tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#b4f5fd) and two others. The Reef is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4fdbc and #fdb4f5.
In a RGB color space, hex #fdbcb4 is made of 41% red, 30% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Melon Water has a hue angle of 6.58°, a saturation of 94.81% and a lightness of 84.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdbcb4 is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #fdbcb4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(253,188,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 30%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.49, 28.63, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(6.58,94.81%,84.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6.58,28.85%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.9166,22.3344,13.2239) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7295,60.1444,51.272) |