Ripe 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 | #014552 |
| Complementary Color | #adf1fe |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ripe Melon Color. The Adobe Avenue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Vivid Tangerine (#ff9980) for more energetic effect. Try Orange Aura as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#adf1fe is the best complementary color to Ripe 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 #febaad 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 #feadc8 and #fee2ad. Thus found on the left and right of #febaad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation Pink and Cape Honey colors as they work well with Ripe Melon.
The split-complementary Ripe Melon palette consists of #adc8fe and #adfee2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adf1fe). Try Melrose and Aero Blue colors in combination with #febaad, 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 #febaad 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 Ripe Melon. Thus Melrose and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ripe Melon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #febaad 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. Ripe Melon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#adf1fe) and two others. The Mint Green 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 #adfeba and #feadf0.
In a RGB color space, hex #febaad is made of 41% red, 30% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Ripe Melon has a hue angle of 9.63°, a saturation of 97.59% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #febaad is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 31.77% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #febaad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,186,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 30%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 31.77, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(9.63,97.59%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.63,31.89%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.4046,22.8598,16.2696) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.9748,59.2058,47.4858) |