Melon (#FDBCB4)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.61:1 — vs black: 13.03:1

Color values

  • HEX #FDBCB4
  • RGB rgb(253, 188, 180)
  • HSL hsl(6, 94%, 84%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 26, 29, 1 )
  • Websafe #FFCCCC
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FDBCB4 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Melon
#FDBCB4 Base
#B4F5FD
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Melon
#FDBCB4 Base
#FDB4D1
#FDE1B4
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Melon
#FDBCB4 Base
#B4FDBC
#BCB4FD
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Melon
#FDBCB4 Base
#B4FDE1
#B4D1FD
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Melon
#FDBCB4 Base
#D1FDB4
#B4F5FD
#E1B4FD
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Melon
#FDBCB4 Base
#F9371F
#FB7969
#FC988C
#FEE0DC
#FEE9E6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Melon, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #190301
— #680E03
— #B81805
— #F92E15
— #FB7565
Melon #FDBCB4 Base
— #FDC5BE
— #FECEC8
— #FED7D2
— #FEE0DC
— #FEE9E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FDBCB4. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FDBCB4;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FDBCB4;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FDBCB4;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FDBCB4,
        #B4F5FD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FDBCB4,
        #B4F5FD
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$melon: #FDBCB4;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$melon-r: 253;
$melon-g: 188;
$melon-b: 180;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $melon;
    color: rgba($melon-r, $melon-g, $melon-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Melon appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FDBCB4 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #D2D2B2 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #C4C4B4 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FEBBBB Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #CCCCCC Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Melon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Melon #FDBCB4 Base
Spanish Pink #F7BFBE ΔE 3.26
Tea Rose #F4C2C2 ΔE 4.48
Light Pink #FFB6C1 ΔE 6.97
Pastel Pink #DEA5A4 ΔE 6.99

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.