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Handmade Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Handmade (#7F735F), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#7F735F
#50818B
#5E548D
#5A4D39
#77A8AB

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Handmade#7F735F127, 115, 9538°, 14%, 44%0, 9, 25, 50
Cape Lee#50818B80, 129, 139190°, 27%, 43%42, 7, 0, 45
Fine Purple#5E548D94, 84, 141251°, 25%, 44%33, 40, 0, 45
Beggar#5A4D3990, 77, 5736°, 22%, 29%0, 14, 37, 65
Pompeius Blue#77A8AB119, 168, 171183°, 24%, 57%30, 2, 0, 33

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #5A4D39 on #77A8AB3.12:1AA large
Aa #5E548D on #77A8AB2.55:1—
Aa #50818B on #5A4D391.90:1—
Aa #7F735F on #5A4D391.77:1—
Aa #7F735F on #77A8AB1.76:1—
Aa #50818B on #77A8AB1.64:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #7f735f; /* Handmade */
  --color-2: #50818b; /* Cape Lee */
  --color-3: #5e548d; /* Fine Purple */
  --color-4: #5a4d39; /* Beggar */
  --color-5: #77a8ab; /* Pompeius Blue */
}

Other schemes from Handmade

More Medium Orange split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Handmade?

In a split-complementary scheme: Cape Lee (#50818B), Fine Purple (#5E548D), Beggar (#5A4D39), Pompeius Blue (#77A8AB).

What is the hex code of Handmade?

#7F735F.