Fresh Cantaloupe is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #006397 |
| Complementary Color | #67caff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Cantaloupe Color. The Discreet Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gemini Mustard Momento (#fca750) for more calm effect. Try Durazno Maduro as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#67caff is the best complementary color to Fresh Cantaloupe. 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 #ff9c68 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Atomic Tangerine are #ff677f and #ffe767. Thus found on the left and right of #ff9c68 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Watermelon and Kournikova colors as they work well with Fresh Cantaloupe.
The split-complementary Fresh Cantaloupe palette consists of #677fff and #67ffe7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#67caff). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff9c68, 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 #ff9c68 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 Fresh Cantaloupe. Thus Heliotrope and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fresh Cantaloupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff9c68 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fresh Cantaloupe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#67caff) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #67ff9c and #ff67ca.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff9c68 is made of 50% red, 30% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Cantaloupe has a hue angle of 20.66°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff9c68 is made of 0% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 59.22% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff9c68 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,156,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 30%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.82, 59.22, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(20.66,100%,70.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.66,59.22%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.5692,32.1602,42.5681) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.6272,46.0364,19.0507) |