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Melon Mix

Melon Mix

5-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Melon Mix

5-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Mixed Complementary
Likes 24
Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #B6E9A5;
  --c-earthy-2: #B8D874;
  --c-earthy-3: #CA8A49;
  --c-earthy-4: #B45322;
  --c-earthy-5: #723168;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Madang (#B6E9A5) as its lightest tone to Ayame Iris (#723168) as its darkest. It blends Madang, Melissa, Golden Pumpkin, Gold Flame and Ayame Iris into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #B6E9A5 on #723168 at 6.45:1.

Grounded, natural tones — suits sustainability/organic brands, coffee shops, outdoor gear, and warm editorial typography.

Color breakdown

Madang #B6E9A5
RGB
rgb(182, 233, 165)
HSL
hsl(105, 61%, 78%)
Luminance
0.709
Melissa #B8D874
RGB
rgb(184, 216, 116)
HSL
hsl(79, 56%, 65%)
Luminance
0.606
Golden Pumpkin #CA8A49
RGB
rgb(202, 138, 73)
HSL
hsl(30, 55%, 54%)
Luminance
0.312
Gold Flame #B45322
RGB
rgb(180, 83, 34)
HSL
hsl(20, 68%, 42%)
Luminance
0.160
Ayame Iris #723168
RGB
rgb(114, 49, 104)
HSL
hsl(309, 40%, 32%)
Luminance
0.068

Contrast & accessibility

2 of 10 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #B6E9A5 on #723168 6.45:1 AA
Aa #B8D874 on #723168 5.57:1 AA
Aa #B6E9A5 on #B45322 3.62:1 AA Large
Aa #B8D874 on #B45322 3.12:1 AA Large
Aa #CA8A49 on #723168 3.08:1 AA Large
Aa #B6E9A5 on #CA8A49 2.10:1 Fail
Aa #B8D874 on #CA8A49 1.81:1 Fail
Aa #B45322 on #723168 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #CA8A49 on #B45322 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #B6E9A5 on #B8D874 1.16:1 Fail

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