Desert Locust Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Desert Locust (#A9A450), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#A9A450

#C8C48F

#5555AA

#353D75

#9999CC

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Desert Locust	`#A9A450`	169, 164, 80	57°, 36%, 49%	0, 3, 53, 34
Yerba Mate	`#C8C48F`	200, 196, 143	56°, 34%, 67%	0, 2, 28, 22
Brandywine Raspberry	`#5555AA`	85, 85, 170	240°, 33%, 50%	50, 50, 0, 33
Torea Bay	`#353D75`	53, 61, 117	233°, 38%, 33%	55, 48, 0, 54
Bluebell Frost	`#9999CC`	153, 153, 204	240°, 33%, 70%	25, 25, 0, 20

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #C8C48F on #353D75	5.66:1	AA
Aa #A9A450 on #353D75	3.91:1	AA large
Aa #353D75 on #9999CC	3.75:1	AA large
Aa #C8C48F on #5555AA	3.60:1	AA large
Aa #A9A450 on #5555AA	2.48:1	—
Aa #5555AA on #9999CC	2.38:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #a9a450; /* Desert Locust */
  --color-2: #c8c48f; /* Yerba Mate */
  --color-3: #5555aa; /* Brandywine Raspberry */
  --color-4: #353d75; /* Torea Bay */
  --color-5: #9999cc; /* Bluebell Frost */
}

Other schemes from Desert Locust

More Medium Yellow complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Desert Locust?

In a complementary scheme: Yerba Mate (#C8C48F), Brandywine Raspberry (#5555AA), Torea Bay (#353D75), Bluebell Frost (#9999CC).

What is the hex code of Desert Locust?

#A9A450.