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Goldilocks Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Goldilocks (#FFF39A), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#FFF39A
#FFFCE4
#99AAFF
#5566FF
#E6E8FA

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Goldilocks#FFF39A255, 243, 15453°, 100%, 80%0, 5, 40, 0
Cuddly Yarn#FFFCE4255, 252, 22853°, 100%, 95%0, 1, 11, 0
Widowmaker#99AAFF153, 170, 255230°, 100%, 80%40, 33, 0, 0
Blue Heath Butterfly#5566FF85, 102, 255234°, 100%, 67%67, 60, 0, 0
Glitter#E6E8FA230, 232, 250234°, 67%, 94%8, 7, 0, 2

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #FFFCE4 on #5566FF4.29:1AA large
Aa #FFF39A on #5566FF3.92:1AA large
Aa #5566FF on #E6E8FA3.65:1AA large
Aa #FFFCE4 on #99AAFF2.13:1—
Aa #99AAFF on #5566FF2.02:1—
Aa #FFF39A on #99AAFF1.94:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #fff39a; /* Goldilocks */
  --color-2: #fffce4; /* Cuddly Yarn */
  --color-3: #99aaff; /* Widowmaker */
  --color-4: #5566ff; /* Blue Heath Butterfly */
  --color-5: #e6e8fa; /* Glitter */
}

Other schemes from Goldilocks

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Questions

What colors go with Goldilocks?

In a complementary scheme: Cuddly Yarn (#FFFCE4), Widowmaker (#99AAFF), Blue Heath Butterfly (#5566FF), Glitter (#E6E8FA).

What is the hex code of Goldilocks?

#FFF39A.