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Imperial Yellow Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Imperial Yellow (#FFB200), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#FFB200
#00CCFF
#3F00FF
#B27A01
#45DCFF

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Imperial Yellow#FFB200255, 178, 042°, 100%, 50%0, 30, 100, 0
Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFF0, 204, 255192°, 100%, 50%100, 20, 0, 0
Electric Ultramarine#3F00FF63, 0, 255255°, 100%, 50%75, 100, 0, 0
Golden Brown#B27A01178, 122, 141°, 99%, 35%0, 31, 99, 30
Berta Blue#45DCFF69, 220, 255191°, 100%, 64%73, 14, 0, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #3F00FF on #45DCFF4.87:1AA
Aa #FFB200 on #3F00FF4.38:1AA large
Aa #00CCFF on #3F00FF4.17:1AA large
Aa #B27A01 on #45DCFF2.28:1—
Aa #3F00FF on #B27A012.14:1—
Aa #FFB200 on #B27A012.05:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ffb200; /* Imperial Yellow */
  --color-2: #00ccff; /* Vivid Sky Blue */
  --color-3: #3f00ff; /* Electric Ultramarine */
  --color-4: #b27a01; /* Golden Brown */
  --color-5: #45dcff; /* Berta Blue */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Imperial Yellow?

In a split-complementary scheme: Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), Electric Ultramarine (#3F00FF), Golden Brown (#B27A01), Berta Blue (#45DCFF).

What is the hex code of Imperial Yellow?

#FFB200.