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Watermelon Palette

Watermelon Palette: #FC6C85, #6EFCE4, #FC6ECD, #FC9D6E. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Watermelon Palette assigns primary #FC6C85, secondary #6EFCE4, surface #FC6ECD, background #FC9D6E, accent #000000. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #6EFCE4 at 0.7854; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
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4use cases

Palette Color Roles

Watermelon Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#FC6C85Watermelon
Secondary#6EFCE4#6EFCE4
Surface#FC6ECD#FC6ECD
Background#FC9D6E#FC9D6E
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-watermelon-primary: #FC6C85;
--palette-watermelon-secondary: #6EFCE4;
--palette-watermelon-surface: #FC6ECD;
--palette-watermelon-background: #FC9D6E;
--palette-watermelon-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Watermelon Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#FC6C85
Black 7.62:1 · White 2.76:1
Best #000000
Secondary#6EFCE4
Black 16.71:1 · White 1.26:1
Best #000000
Surface#FC6ECD
Black 8.25:1 · White 2.54:1
Best #000000
Background#FC9D6E
Black 10.19:1 · White 2.06:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Watermelon Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Watermelon Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Watermelon Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3311
Black text7.62:1AA Pass
White text2.76:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FC6C85",
    "name": "Watermelon"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#6EFCE4",
    "name": "#6EFCE4"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FC6ECD",
    "name": "#FC6ECD"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FC9D6E",
    "name": "#FC9D6E"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FC6C85",
    "name": "Watermelon",
    "blackContrast": 7.62,
    "whiteContrast": 2.76,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#6EFCE4",
    "name": "#6EFCE4",
    "blackContrast": 16.71,
    "whiteContrast": 1.26,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FC6ECD",
    "name": "#FC6ECD",
    "blackContrast": 8.25,
    "whiteContrast": 2.54,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FC9D6E",
    "name": "#FC9D6E",
    "blackContrast": 10.19,
    "whiteContrast": 2.06,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "watermelon palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-watermelon-primary: #FC6C85;\n--palette-watermelon-secondary: #6EFCE4;\n--palette-watermelon-surface: #FC6ECD;\n--palette-watermelon-background: #FC9D6E;\n--palette-watermelon-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "watermelon",
  "name": "Watermelon Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "watermelon",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Watermelon, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Watermelon Palette combines primary #FC6C85, secondary #6EFCE4, surface #FC6ECD, background #FC9D6E, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a red palette, cyan palette, pink palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "watermelon palette",
    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FC6C85",
      "slug": "watermelon",
      "name": "Watermelon",
      "rgb": [
        252,
        108,
        133
      ],
      "hsl": [
        350,
        96,
        71
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        57,
        47,
        1
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3311,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.62,
        "white": 2.76
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/watermelon/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#6EFCE4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#6EFCE4",
      "rgb": [
        110,
        252,
        228
      ],
      "hsl": [
        170,
        96,
        71
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        56,
        0,
        10,
        1
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7854,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.71,
        "white": 1.26
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FC6ECD",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FC6ECD",
      "rgb": [
        252,
        110,
        205
      ],
      "hsl": [
        320,
        96,
        71
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        56,
        19,
        1
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3626,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.25,
        "white": 2.54
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FC9D6E",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FC9D6E",
      "rgb": [
        252,
        157,
        110
      ],
      "hsl": [
        20,
        96,
        71
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        38,
        56,
        1
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4594,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.19,
        "white": 2.06
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FC6C85",
      "name": "Watermelon"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#6EFCE4",
      "name": "#6EFCE4"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FC6ECD",
      "name": "#FC6ECD"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FC9D6E",
      "name": "#FC9D6E"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FC6C85",
      "name": "Watermelon",
      "blackContrast": 7.62,
      "whiteContrast": 2.76,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#6EFCE4",
      "name": "#6EFCE4",
      "blackContrast": 16.71,
      "whiteContrast": 1.26,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FC6ECD",
      "name": "#FC6ECD",
      "blackContrast": 8.25,
      "whiteContrast": 2.54,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FC9D6E",
      "name": "#FC9D6E",
      "blackContrast": 10.19,
      "whiteContrast": 2.06,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-watermelon-primary: #FC6C85;\n--palette-watermelon-secondary: #6EFCE4;\n--palette-watermelon-surface: #FC6ECD;\n--palette-watermelon-background: #FC9D6E;\n--palette-watermelon-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/watermelon.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/watermelon.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/watermelon/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/watermelon.json"
}
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