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Bittersweet Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Bittersweet (#FEA051), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#FEA051
#FFD2AB
#55AAFF
#0088FF
#BBDDFF

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Bittersweet#FEA051254, 160, 8127°, 99%, 66%0, 37, 68, 0
Vanilla Française#FFD2AB255, 210, 17128°, 100%, 84%0, 18, 33, 0
Joust Blue#55AAFF85, 170, 255210°, 100%, 67%67, 33, 0, 0
Too Blue to Be True#0088FF0, 136, 255208°, 100%, 50%100, 47, 0, 0
Broad Daylight#BBDDFF187, 221, 255210°, 100%, 87%27, 13, 0, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #FFD2AB on #0088FF2.52:1—
Aa #0088FF on #BBDDFF2.50:1—
Aa #FFD2AB on #55AAFF1.76:1—
Aa #FEA051 on #0088FF1.74:1—
Aa #55AAFF on #BBDDFF1.74:1—
Aa #FEA051 on #FFD2AB1.45:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #fea051; /* Bittersweet */
  --color-2: #ffd2ab; /* Vanilla Française */
  --color-3: #55aaff; /* Joust Blue */
  --color-4: #0088ff; /* Too Blue to Be True */
  --color-5: #bbddff; /* Broad Daylight */
}

Other schemes from Bittersweet

More Light Orange complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Bittersweet?

In a complementary scheme: Vanilla Française (#FFD2AB), Joust Blue (#55AAFF), Too Blue to Be True (#0088FF), Broad Daylight (#BBDDFF).

What is the hex code of Bittersweet?

#FEA051.