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Brass Buttons Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Brass Buttons (#DFAC4C), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#DFAC4C
#5CCBD6
#6050DC
#B78727
#88DDEE

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Brass Buttons#DFAC4C223, 172, 7639°, 70%, 59%0, 23, 66, 13
Watercourse#5CCBD692, 203, 214185°, 60%, 60%57, 5, 0, 16
Majorelle Blue#6050DC96, 80, 220247°, 67%, 59%56, 64, 0, 14
University of California Gold#B78727183, 135, 3940°, 65%, 44%0, 26, 79, 28
Photon Barrier#88DDEE136, 221, 238190°, 75%, 73%43, 7, 0, 7

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #6050DC on #88DDEE3.70:1AA large
Aa #5CCBD6 on #6050DC2.98:1—
Aa #DFAC4C on #6050DC2.76:1—
Aa #B78727 on #88DDEE2.09:1—
Aa #6050DC on #B787271.77:1—
Aa #5CCBD6 on #B787271.69:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #dfac4c; /* Brass Buttons */
  --color-2: #5ccbd6; /* Watercourse */
  --color-3: #6050dc; /* Majorelle Blue */
  --color-4: #b78727; /* University of California Gold */
  --color-5: #88ddee; /* Photon Barrier */
}

Other schemes from Brass Buttons

More Medium Orange split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Brass Buttons?

In a split-complementary scheme: Watercourse (#5CCBD6), Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), University of California Gold (#B78727), Photon Barrier (#88DDEE).

What is the hex code of Brass Buttons?

#DFAC4C.