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Bengal Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Bengal (#CC974D), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#CC974D
#4BC7CF
#5A4FCF
#9D702E
#87D6DD

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Bengal#CC974D204, 151, 7735°, 55%, 55%0, 26, 62, 20
Sea Serpent#4BC7CF75, 199, 207184°, 58%, 55%64, 4, 0, 19
Iris#5A4FCF90, 79, 207245°, 57%, 56%57, 62, 0, 19
Buttered Rum#9D702E157, 112, 4636°, 55%, 40%0, 29, 71, 38
VIC 20 Sky#87D6DD135, 214, 221185°, 56%, 70%39, 3, 0, 13

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #5A4FCF on #87D6DD3.67:1AA large
Aa #4BC7CF on #5A4FCF3.00:1AA large
Aa #9D702E on #87D6DD2.65:1—
Aa #CC974D on #5A4FCF2.35:1—
Aa #4BC7CF on #9D702E2.16:1—
Aa #CC974D on #9D702E1.69:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #cc974d; /* Bengal */
  --color-2: #4bc7cf; /* Sea Serpent */
  --color-3: #5a4fcf; /* Iris */
  --color-4: #9d702e; /* Buttered Rum */
  --color-5: #87d6dd; /* VIC 20 Sky */
}

Other schemes from Bengal

More Medium Orange split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Bengal?

In a split-complementary scheme: Sea Serpent (#4BC7CF), Iris (#5A4FCF), Buttered Rum (#9D702E), VIC 20 Sky (#87D6DD).

What is the hex code of Bengal?

#CC974D.