Lichen Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Lichen (#8EBAA6), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#8EBAA6

#C8DCD5

#B48CA3

#9D5C75

#E2CDD5

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Lichen	`#8EBAA6`	142, 186, 166	153°, 24%, 64%	24, 0, 11, 27
Ocean Silk	`#C8DCD5`	200, 220, 213	159°, 22%, 82%	9, 0, 3, 14
Lover’s Tryst	`#B48CA3`	180, 140, 163	326°, 21%, 63%	0, 22, 9, 29
Rose Wine	`#9D5C75`	157, 92, 117	337°, 26%, 49%	0, 41, 25, 38
Prim	`#E2CDD5`	226, 205, 213	337°, 27%, 85%	0, 9, 6, 11

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #C8DCD5 on #9D5C75	3.47:1	AA large
Aa #9D5C75 on #E2CDD5	3.30:1	AA large
Aa #8EBAA6 on #9D5C75	2.30:1	—
Aa #C8DCD5 on #B48CA3	2.03:1	—
Aa #B48CA3 on #E2CDD5	1.93:1	—
Aa #B48CA3 on #9D5C75	1.71:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #8ebaa6; /* Lichen */
  --color-2: #c8dcd5; /* Ocean Silk */
  --color-3: #b48ca3; /* Lover’s Tryst */
  --color-4: #9d5c75; /* Rose Wine */
  --color-5: #e2cdd5; /* Prim */
}

Other schemes from Lichen

More Light Green complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Lichen?

In a complementary scheme: Ocean Silk (#C8DCD5), Lover’s Tryst (#B48CA3), Rose Wine (#9D5C75), Prim (#E2CDD5).

What is the hex code of Lichen?

#8EBAA6.