Huebook

Knock on Wood Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#9F9B84
#CECBAE
#757CAE
#515B87
#B4BCD1

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Knock on Wood#9F9B84159, 155, 13251°, 12%, 57%0, 3, 17, 38
Cilantro Cream#CECBAE206, 203, 17454°, 25%, 75%0, 1, 16, 19
Bright Zenith#757CAE117, 124, 174233°, 26%, 57%33, 29, 0, 32
Marlin#515B8781, 91, 135229°, 25%, 42%40, 33, 0, 47
Cold Winter’s Morn#B4BCD1180, 188, 209223°, 24%, 76%14, 10, 0, 18

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #CECBAE on #515B874.00:1AA large
Aa #515B87 on #B4BCD13.46:1AA large
Aa #CECBAE on #757CAE2.43:1—
Aa #9F9B84 on #515B872.35:1—
Aa #757CAE on #B4BCD12.11:1—
Aa #9F9B84 on #CECBAE1.70:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #9f9b84; /* Knock on Wood */
  --color-2: #cecbae; /* Cilantro Cream */
  --color-3: #757cae; /* Bright Zenith */
  --color-4: #515b87; /* Marlin */
  --color-5: #b4bcd1; /* Cold Winter’s Morn */
}

Other schemes from Knock on Wood

More Medium Yellow complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Knock on Wood?

In a complementary scheme: Cilantro Cream (#CECBAE), Bright Zenith (#757CAE), Marlin (#515B87), Cold Winter’s Morn (#B4BCD1).

What is the hex code of Knock on Wood?

#9F9B84.