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Gingerbread Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Gingerbread (#8C4A2F), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#8C4A2F
#319177
#26428B
#552C1C
#4BC3A8

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Gingerbread#8C4A2F140, 74, 4717°, 50%, 37%0, 47, 66, 45
Illuminating Emerald#31917749, 145, 119164°, 49%, 38%66, 0, 18, 43
Blue Oblivion#26428B38, 66, 139223°, 57%, 35%73, 53, 0, 45
Boson Brown#552C1C85, 44, 2817°, 50%, 22%0, 48, 67, 67
Eucalipto#4BC3A875, 195, 168167°, 50%, 53%62, 0, 14, 24

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #552C1C on #4BC3A85.48:1AA
Aa #26428B on #4BC3A84.33:1AA large
Aa #319177 on #552C1C3.09:1AA large
Aa #8C4A2F on #4BC3A83.08:1AA large
Aa #319177 on #26428B2.44:1—
Aa #8C4A2F on #552C1C1.78:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #8c4a2f; /* Gingerbread */
  --color-2: #319177; /* Illuminating Emerald */
  --color-3: #26428b; /* Blue Oblivion */
  --color-4: #552c1c; /* Boson Brown */
  --color-5: #4bc3a8; /* Eucalipto */
}

Other schemes from Gingerbread

More Dark Orange split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Gingerbread?

In a split-complementary scheme: Illuminating Emerald (#319177), Blue Oblivion (#26428B), Boson Brown (#552C1C), Eucalipto (#4BC3A8).

What is the hex code of Gingerbread?

#8C4A2F.