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Color:
Melon


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Colors with the same hue:
Molasses
Cabernet
Rosewood
Old burgundy
Prune
Carmine
Bordeaux
Metallic red
Cherry Red
Wenge
Madder Lake
Clove
Deep chestnut
Imperial red
Redwood
Jasper
Faded Red
Similar colors:
Light Rose
Light red
Baby pink
Pastel pink
Pale Coral
Taffy
Pale chestnut
Delicate Coral
Soft Peach
Mellow Gold
Soft Rose
Faded Rose
Faint Blush
Light Pink
Tuscany
Rosy
Gentle Rose
Dark salmon
Pink
Old rose
Petal
Pale pink
Middle red
Soft Pink
Buckskin
Light Orange
Tulip
Burnished brown
Pale Orange
Pale copper
Words evoked by this color:
melo,  humanistic,  welcomed,  inviting,  welcoming,  welcome,  wholesome,  hospitable,  mellow,  tzu,  peachy,  peach,  peaches,  pch,  bellini,  tummy,  fuzzy,  peckish,  flesh,  pei,  buttocks,  skinned,  buttock,  facial,  touchy,  derriere,  sunrise,  dawn,  fuzz,  pliable,  peptic,  fleshy,  comely,  personable,  brunch,  areola,  peggy,  peoria,  nipple,  sorbet,  manga,  rapprochement,  evian,  trachea,  embryology,  anemia,  sensitization,  preterm,  apricot,  apricate
Literary analysis:
Some authors have wielded the image of a melon not just as a fruit but as a vehicle for vibrant, unusual color imagery in their prose. In one instance, a character’s face is compared to “a huge, dusky melon,” evoking hints of deep, earthy hues mixed with an exotic warmth ([1]). Another author uses the phrase “a melon‐face—a green face with a red heart” to conjure an arresting contrast of cool and warm tones, suggesting a surreal, almost otherworldly complexion ([2]). In yet another striking metaphor, the sky is described as “just a little melon‑rind of moon,” which imbues the nocturnal scene with the textured, mottled quality reminiscent of a melon’s outer layer ([3]). These examples demonstrate how the color qualities associated with a melon—the blend of rich, variegated hues and unexpected contrasts—can be employed to enrich literary descriptions and evoke a vivid sensory atmosphere.
  1. What was my astonishment to see a girl of eighteen with a face like a huge, dusky melon.
    — from The Soul of John Brown by Stephen Graham
  2. "It is a melon-face--a green face with a red heart."
    — from Dragon's blood by Henry Milner Rideout
  3. Off west they was just a little melon-rind of moon in the sky.
    — from Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Eleanor Gates


Colors associated with the word:
Cantaloupe
Honeydew
Watermelon
Coral
Peach 
Apricot
Salmon
Tangerine
Mango
Persimmon
Blush
Rose
Pink 
Lime  
Mint
Pistachio
Olive
Words with similar colors:
melo,  cantaloupe,  hone,  rise,  appeal,  shell,  touch,  tongue,  woman,  crush,  gesture,  dawn,  engender,  impeach,  salmon,  mix,  fillet,  corral,  fond,  pinch
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