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Honeycomb Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Honeycomb (#DDAA11), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#DDAA11
#1DACD6
#4411DD
#967111
#4EC0ED

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Honeycomb#DDAA11221, 170, 1745°, 86%, 47%0, 23, 92, 13
Bright Cerulean#1DACD629, 172, 214194°, 76%, 48%86, 20, 0, 16
Blue Copper Ore#4411DD68, 17, 221255°, 86%, 47%69, 92, 0, 13
Sandy Taupe#967111150, 113, 1743°, 80%, 33%0, 25, 89, 41
Clean Pool#4EC0ED78, 192, 237197°, 82%, 62%67, 19, 0, 7

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #4411DD on #4EC0ED4.26:1AA large
Aa #DDAA11 on #4411DD4.15:1AA large
Aa #1DACD6 on #4411DD3.34:1AA large
Aa #967111 on #4EC0ED2.16:1—
Aa #DDAA11 on #9671112.11:1—
Aa #4411DD on #9671111.97:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ddaa11; /* Honeycomb */
  --color-2: #1dacd6; /* Bright Cerulean */
  --color-3: #4411dd; /* Blue Copper Ore */
  --color-4: #967111; /* Sandy Taupe */
  --color-5: #4ec0ed; /* Clean Pool */
}

Other schemes from Honeycomb

More Medium Orange split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Honeycomb?

In a split-complementary scheme: Bright Cerulean (#1DACD6), Blue Copper Ore (#4411DD), Sandy Taupe (#967111), Clean Pool (#4EC0ED).

What is the hex code of Honeycomb?

#DDAA11.