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Ancestral Gold Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Ancestral Gold (#DDCDA6), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#DDCDA6
#F6F2E8
#A6BADF
#7487C6
#EDF2F8

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Ancestral Gold#DDCDA6221, 205, 16643°, 45%, 76%0, 7, 25, 13
Cheviot#F6F2E8246, 242, 23243°, 44%, 94%0, 2, 6, 4
Lavender Phlox#A6BADF166, 186, 223219°, 47%, 76%26, 17, 0, 13
Violets Are Blue#7487C6116, 135, 198226°, 42%, 62%41, 32, 0, 22
Airport#EDF2F8237, 242, 248213°, 44%, 95%4, 2, 0, 3

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #F6F2E8 on #7487C63.12:1AA large
Aa #7487C6 on #EDF2F83.10:1AA large
Aa #DDCDA6 on #7487C62.22:1—
Aa #A6BADF on #7487C61.78:1—
Aa #F6F2E8 on #A6BADF1.75:1—
Aa #A6BADF on #EDF2F81.74:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ddcda6; /* Ancestral Gold */
  --color-2: #f6f2e8; /* Cheviot */
  --color-3: #a6badf; /* Lavender Phlox */
  --color-4: #7487c6; /* Violets Are Blue */
  --color-5: #edf2f8; /* Airport */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Ancestral Gold?

In a complementary scheme: Cheviot (#F6F2E8), Lavender Phlox (#A6BADF), Violets Are Blue (#7487C6), Airport (#EDF2F8).

What is the hex code of Ancestral Gold?

#DDCDA6.