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Faded Letter Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Faded Letter (#BFAC86), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#BFAC86
#8AB5BD
#9187BD
#A78A59
#B8D5D7

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Faded Letter#BFAC86191, 172, 13440°, 31%, 64%0, 10, 30, 25
Kitchen Blue#8AB5BD138, 181, 189189°, 28%, 64%27, 4, 0, 26
Heliotropic Mauve#9187BD145, 135, 189251°, 29%, 64%23, 29, 0, 26
Fall Harvest#A78A59167, 138, 8938°, 31%, 50%0, 17, 47, 35
Rhythmic Blue#B8D5D7184, 213, 215184°, 28%, 78%14, 1, 0, 16

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #9187BD on #B8D5D72.11:1—
Aa #A78A59 on #B8D5D72.11:1—
Aa #BFAC86 on #9187BD1.48:1—
Aa #BFAC86 on #A78A591.47:1—
Aa #8AB5BD on #9187BD1.47:1—
Aa #8AB5BD on #A78A591.47:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #bfac86; /* Faded Letter */
  --color-2: #8ab5bd; /* Kitchen Blue */
  --color-3: #9187bd; /* Heliotropic Mauve */
  --color-4: #a78a59; /* Fall Harvest */
  --color-5: #b8d5d7; /* Rhythmic Blue */
}

Other schemes from Faded Letter

More Light Orange split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Faded Letter?

In a split-complementary scheme: Kitchen Blue (#8AB5BD), Heliotropic Mauve (#9187BD), Fall Harvest (#A78A59), Rhythmic Blue (#B8D5D7).

What is the hex code of Faded Letter?

#BFAC86.