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Acorn Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Acorn (#7F5E50), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#7F5E50
#43817A
#4E5481
#533B32
#74A69B

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Acorn#7F5E50127, 94, 8018°, 23%, 41%0, 26, 37, 50
Bubble Turquoise#43817A67, 129, 122173°, 32%, 38%48, 0, 5, 49
Dusk#4E548178, 84, 129233°, 25%, 41%40, 35, 0, 49
Bright Brown#533B3283, 59, 5016°, 25%, 26%0, 29, 40, 67
Twining Vine#74A69B116, 166, 155167°, 22%, 55%30, 0, 7, 35

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #533B32 on #74A69B3.76:1AA large
Aa #4E5481 on #74A69B2.64:1—
Aa #43817A on #533B322.28:1—
Aa #7F5E50 on #74A69B2.12:1—
Aa #7F5E50 on #533B321.77:1—
Aa #43817A on #74A69B1.65:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #7f5e50; /* Acorn */
  --color-2: #43817a; /* Bubble Turquoise */
  --color-3: #4e5481; /* Dusk */
  --color-4: #533b32; /* Bright Brown */
  --color-5: #74a69b; /* Twining Vine */
}

Other schemes from Acorn

More Medium Orange split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Acorn?

In a split-complementary scheme: Bubble Turquoise (#43817A), Dusk (#4E5481), Bright Brown (#533B32), Twining Vine (#74A69B).

What is the hex code of Acorn?

#7F5E50.