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Mental Floss Triadic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the triadic rule around Mental Floss (#DEB4C5), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#DEB4C5
#C5DCB3
#B4C4DE
#F7EFEF
#9DCA7B

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Mental Floss#DEB4C5222, 180, 197336°, 39%, 79%0, 19, 11, 13
White Vienna#C5DCB3197, 220, 17994°, 37%, 78%10, 0, 19, 14
Periwinkle Bud#B4C4DE180, 196, 222217°, 39%, 79%19, 12, 0, 13
Vienna Dawn#F7EFEF247, 239, 2390°, 33%, 95%0, 3, 3, 3
Jade Lime#9DCA7B157, 202, 12394°, 43%, 64%22, 0, 39, 21

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #F7EFEF on #9DCA7B1.66:1—
Aa #DEB4C5 on #F7EFEF1.62:1—
Aa #B4C4DE on #F7EFEF1.56:1—
Aa #C5DCB3 on #F7EFEF1.30:1—
Aa #C5DCB3 on #9DCA7B1.28:1—
Aa #DEB4C5 on #C5DCB31.25:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #deb4c5; /* Mental Floss */
  --color-2: #c5dcb3; /* White Vienna */
  --color-3: #b4c4de; /* Periwinkle Bud */
  --color-4: #f7efef; /* Vienna Dawn */
  --color-5: #9dca7b; /* Jade Lime */
}

Other schemes from Mental Floss

More Light Pink triadic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Mental Floss?

In a triadic scheme: White Vienna (#C5DCB3), Periwinkle Bud (#B4C4DE), Vienna Dawn (#F7EFEF), Jade Lime (#9DCA7B).

What is the hex code of Mental Floss?

#DEB4C5.