Gold Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Gold (#FFD700), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#FFD700

#FBEC5D

#0022FF

#0018A8

#6A79F7

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Gold	`#FFD700`	255, 215, 0	51°, 100%, 50%	0, 16, 100, 0
Corn	`#FBEC5D`	251, 236, 93	54°, 95%, 67%	0, 6, 63, 2
Is It Cold	`#0022FF`	0, 34, 255	232°, 100%, 50%	100, 87, 0, 0
Dark Galaxy	`#0018A8`	0, 24, 168	231°, 100%, 33%	100, 86, 0, 34
Byzantine Night Blue	`#6A79F7`	106, 121, 247	234°, 90%, 69%	57, 51, 0, 3

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #FBEC5D on #0018A8	10.18:1	AAA
Aa #FFD700 on #0018A8	8.83:1	AAA
Aa #FBEC5D on #0022FF	6.46:1	AA
Aa #FFD700 on #0022FF	5.60:1	AA
Aa #0018A8 on #6A79F7	3.36:1	AA large
Aa #FBEC5D on #6A79F7	3.03:1	AA large

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ffd700; /* Gold */
  --color-2: #fbec5d; /* Corn */
  --color-3: #0022ff; /* Is It Cold */
  --color-4: #0018a8; /* Dark Galaxy */
  --color-5: #6a79f7; /* Byzantine Night Blue */
}

Other schemes from Gold

More Medium Yellow complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Gold?

In a complementary scheme: Corn (#FBEC5D), Is It Cold (#0022FF), Dark Galaxy (#0018A8), Byzantine Night Blue (#6A79F7).

What is the hex code of Gold?

#FFD700.