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Machinery Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Machinery (#9999AA), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#9999AA
#BAA38B
#A4BA8A
#5E5896
#D5C7BA

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Machinery#9999AA153, 153, 170240°, 9%, 63%10, 10, 0, 33
Sesame#BAA38B186, 163, 13931°, 25%, 64%0, 12, 25, 27
Forest Tapestry#A4BA8A164, 186, 13887°, 26%, 64%12, 0, 26, 27
Old Nan Yarn#5E589694, 88, 150246°, 26%, 47%37, 41, 0, 41
Touch of Sand#D5C7BA213, 199, 18629°, 24%, 78%0, 7, 13, 16

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #5E5896 on #D5C7BA3.84:1AA large
Aa #A4BA8A on #5E58963.01:1AA large
Aa #BAA38B on #5E58962.63:1—
Aa #9999AA on #5E58962.26:1—
Aa #9999AA on #D5C7BA1.70:1—
Aa #BAA38B on #D5C7BA1.46:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #9999aa; /* Machinery */
  --color-2: #baa38b; /* Sesame */
  --color-3: #a4ba8a; /* Forest Tapestry */
  --color-4: #5e5896; /* Old Nan Yarn */
  --color-5: #d5c7ba; /* Touch of Sand */
}

Other schemes from Machinery

More Light Gray split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Machinery?

In a split-complementary scheme: Sesame (#BAA38B), Forest Tapestry (#A4BA8A), Old Nan Yarn (#5E5896), Touch of Sand (#D5C7BA).

What is the hex code of Machinery?

#9999AA.