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Elephant in the Room Analogous Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the analogous rule around Elephant in the Room (#A8A9A8), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#B9BD97
#A8BF93
#A8A9A8
#8EBBAC
#90BDBD

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Paspalum Grass#B9BD97185, 189, 15166°, 22%, 67%2, 0, 20, 26
Japanese Horseradish#A8BF93168, 191, 14791°, 26%, 66%12, 0, 23, 25
Elephant in the Room#A8A9A8168, 169, 168120°, 1%, 66%1, 0, 1, 34
Mild Evergreen#8EBBAC142, 187, 172160°, 25%, 65%24, 0, 8, 27
Blithe Blue#90BDBD144, 189, 189180°, 25%, 65%24, 0, 0, 26

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #B9BD97 on #A8A9A81.21:1—
Aa #A8BF93 on #A8A9A81.18:1—
Aa #A8A9A8 on #90BDBD1.15:1—
Aa #A8A9A8 on #8EBBAC1.11:1—
Aa #B9BD97 on #8EBBAC1.09:1—
Aa #A8BF93 on #8EBBAC1.07:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #b9bd97; /* Paspalum Grass */
  --color-2: #a8bf93; /* Japanese Horseradish */
  --color-3: #a8a9a8; /* Elephant in the Room */
  --color-4: #8ebbac; /* Mild Evergreen */
  --color-5: #90bdbd; /* Blithe Blue */
}

Other schemes from Elephant in the Room

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Questions

What colors go with Elephant in the Room?

In a analogous scheme: Paspalum Grass (#B9BD97), Japanese Horseradish (#A8BF93), Mild Evergreen (#8EBBAC), Blithe Blue (#90BDBD).

What is the hex code of Elephant in the Room?

#A8A9A8.