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Cheesus Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Cheesus (#FFCC77), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#FFCC77
#6DEDFD
#8273FD
#FCB02F
#C6FCFF

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Cheesus#FFCC77255, 204, 11938°, 100%, 73%0, 20, 53, 0
Robin’s Egg#6DEDFD109, 237, 253187°, 97%, 71%57, 6, 0, 1
Bainganī#8273FD130, 115, 253247°, 97%, 72%49, 55, 0, 1
Sunshine Surprise#FCB02F252, 176, 4738°, 97%, 59%0, 30, 81, 1
Thin Air#C6FCFF198, 252, 255183°, 100%, 89%22, 1, 0, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #8273FD on #C6FCFF3.23:1AA large
Aa #6DEDFD on #8273FD2.61:1—
Aa #FFCC77 on #8273FD2.43:1—
Aa #8273FD on #FCB02F1.96:1—
Aa #FCB02F on #C6FCFF1.65:1—
Aa #6DEDFD on #FCB02F1.33:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ffcc77; /* Cheesus */
  --color-2: #6dedfd; /* Robin’s Egg */
  --color-3: #8273fd; /* Bainganī */
  --color-4: #fcb02f; /* Sunshine Surprise */
  --color-5: #c6fcff; /* Thin Air */
}

Other schemes from Cheesus

More Light Orange split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Cheesus?

In a split-complementary scheme: Robin’s Egg (#6DEDFD), Bainganī (#8273FD), Sunshine Surprise (#FCB02F), Thin Air (#C6FCFF).

What is the hex code of Cheesus?

#FFCC77.