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Hourglass Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Hourglass (#E5E0D5), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#E5E0D5
#D4E2E6
#D9D6E5
#C8BDA4
#F1F3F3

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Hourglass#E5E0D5229, 224, 21341°, 24%, 87%0, 2, 7, 10
Aloof#D4E2E6212, 226, 230193°, 26%, 87%8, 2, 0, 10
Perfection#D9D6E5217, 214, 229252°, 22%, 87%5, 7, 0, 10
Courtyard#C8BDA4200, 189, 16442°, 25%, 71%0, 5, 18, 22
Zappy Zebra#F1F3F3241, 243, 243180°, 8%, 95%1, 0, 0, 5

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #C8BDA4 on #F1F3F31.67:1—
Aa #E5E0D5 on #C8BDA41.42:1—
Aa #D4E2E6 on #C8BDA41.40:1—
Aa #D9D6E5 on #C8BDA41.30:1—
Aa #D9D6E5 on #F1F3F31.28:1—
Aa #D4E2E6 on #F1F3F31.19:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #e5e0d5; /* Hourglass */
  --color-2: #d4e2e6; /* Aloof */
  --color-3: #d9d6e5; /* Perfection */
  --color-4: #c8bda4; /* Courtyard */
  --color-5: #f1f3f3; /* Zappy Zebra */
}

Other schemes from Hourglass

More Very Light Orange split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Hourglass?

In a split-complementary scheme: Aloof (#D4E2E6), Perfection (#D9D6E5), Courtyard (#C8BDA4), Zappy Zebra (#F1F3F3).

What is the hex code of Hourglass?

#E5E0D5.