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Fool’s Gold Tetradic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the tetradic rule around Fool’s Gold (#CAD175), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#CAD175
#79D0A7
#7777CC
#CD739D
#E8ECC0

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Fool’s Gold#CAD175202, 209, 11765°, 50%, 64%3, 0, 44, 18
Crystal Gem#79D0A7121, 208, 167152°, 48%, 65%42, 0, 20, 18
Kickstart Purple#7777CC119, 119, 204240°, 45%, 63%42, 42, 0, 20
Camellia Pink#CD739D205, 115, 157332°, 47%, 63%0, 44, 23, 20
Olive Creed#E8ECC0232, 236, 19265°, 54%, 84%2, 0, 19, 7

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #7777CC on #E8ECC03.25:1AA large
Aa #CD739D on #E8ECC02.63:1—
Aa #CAD175 on #7777CC2.43:1—
Aa #79D0A7 on #7777CC2.15:1—
Aa #CAD175 on #CD739D1.97:1—
Aa #79D0A7 on #CD739D1.74:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #cad175; /* Fool’s Gold */
  --color-2: #79d0a7; /* Crystal Gem */
  --color-3: #7777cc; /* Kickstart Purple */
  --color-4: #cd739d; /* Camellia Pink */
  --color-5: #e8ecc0; /* Olive Creed */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Fool’s Gold?

In a tetradic scheme: Crystal Gem (#79D0A7), Kickstart Purple (#7777CC), Camellia Pink (#CD739D), Olive Creed (#E8ECC0).

What is the hex code of Fool’s Gold?

#CAD175.