Persian Melon 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 | #002340 |
| Complementary Color | #bfe2ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Persian Melon Color. The Sweet Apricot color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Happy Prawn (#ffbe98) for more calm effect. Try Sunset Cruise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bfe2ff is the best complementary color to Persian Melon. 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 #ffdcbf complementary color is French Pass, 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 Negroni are #ffbfc1 and #fffcbf. Thus found on the left and right of #ffdcbf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Your Pink and Shalimar colors as they work well with Persian Melon.
The split-complementary Persian Melon palette consists of #bfc2ff and #bffffc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfe2ff). Try Melrose and Onahau colors in combination with #ffdcbf, 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 #ffdcbf 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 Persian Melon. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Persian Melon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Snowy Mint, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffdcbf 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. Persian Melon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#bfe2ff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Candy – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfffdc and #ffbfe2.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffdcbf is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Persian Melon has a hue angle of 27.19°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffdcbf is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffdcbf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,220,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 25.1, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(27.19,100%,87.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.19,25.1%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.9558,7.8585,18.7306) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.2372,76.208,59.9817) |