#FF7855Melon (#FF7855) is a light, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 36°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.173. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FF7855 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 120, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 100%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 67%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 67%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66 49 43.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.726 0.173 36) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Melon shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff734d — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ff7752 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#ff7855 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff7957 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 2.6:1 and against black 8.07:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffede9 · #ffb4a0 · #ff7855 · #c95132 · #9a2f11 · #681500
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffbe76 · #ff9d60 · #ff7855 · #e5656b · #c75678 · #a74b7e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ff7855 · #9e8547 · #ae4327 · #634b00 · #621300 · #251a00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe7e0 · #e9beb2 · #ff7855 · #0095ae · #8f5242 · #633a30
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1f6fc · #ff7855 · #9f847d · #48565a · #331a14 · #000305
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f9 · #bdcdd1 · #8ea1a6 · #10292f · #00070b · #ff7855
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dcf8ff · #ff7855 · #009bb6 · #005e6f · #002730 · #260100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cddcb9 · #ff7855 · #5e96c0 · #4b7c74 · #2d382e · #1a0e04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d7fde3 · #ff7855 · #2ea366 · #3e41b0 · #170766 · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f9d3 · #ff7855 · #77992f · #005e6f · #320053 · #000305
#FF9073 · #FFA68E · #FFBAA7 · #FFCDC0 · #FFE0D7
#D65D3E · #AF4427 · #892A10 · #631400 · #3B0600
#EE8569 · #DD907B · #CA998C
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.