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Bitter Lemon Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Bitter Lemon (#D2DB32), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#D2DB32
#307DD3
#8833DD
#94B21C
#72A7E1

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Bitter Lemon#D2DB32210, 219, 5063°, 70%, 53%4, 0, 77, 14
Soothing Sapphire#307DD348, 125, 211212°, 65%, 51%77, 41, 0, 17
Thick Purple#8833DD136, 51, 221270°, 71%, 53%38, 77, 0, 13
Sickly Green#94B21C148, 178, 2872°, 73%, 40%17, 0, 84, 30
Greek Sea#72A7E1114, 167, 225211°, 65%, 66%49, 26, 0, 12

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #D2DB32 on #8833DD3.90:1AA large
Aa #D2DB32 on #307DD32.78:1—
Aa #8833DD on #94B21C2.43:1—
Aa #8833DD on #72A7E12.34:1—
Aa #307DD3 on #94B21C1.73:1—
Aa #D2DB32 on #72A7E11.67:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #d2db32; /* Bitter Lemon */
  --color-2: #307dd3; /* Soothing Sapphire */
  --color-3: #8833dd; /* Thick Purple */
  --color-4: #94b21c; /* Sickly Green */
  --color-5: #72a7e1; /* Greek Sea */
}

Other schemes from Bitter Lemon

More Medium Yellow split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Bitter Lemon?

In a split-complementary scheme: Soothing Sapphire (#307DD3), Thick Purple (#8833DD), Sickly Green (#94B21C), Greek Sea (#72A7E1).

What is the hex code of Bitter Lemon?

#D2DB32.