Papyrus Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Papyrus (#999911), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#999911

#E9E424

#0A1195

#0A0555

#273BE2

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Papyrus	`#999911`	153, 153, 17	60°, 80%, 33%	0, 0, 89, 40
Birdie	`#E9E424`	233, 228, 36	58°, 82%, 53%	0, 2, 85, 9
Cadmium Blue	`#0A1195`	10, 17, 149	237°, 87%, 31%	93, 89, 0, 42
Ravenclaw	`#0A0555`	10, 5, 85	244°, 89%, 18%	88, 94, 0, 67
Palatinate Blue	`#273BE2`	39, 59, 226	234°, 76%, 52%	83, 74, 0, 11

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #E9E424 on #0A0555	13.37:1	AAA
Aa #E9E424 on #0A1195	10.21:1	AAA
Aa #999911 on #0A0555	5.94:1	AA
Aa #E9E424 on #273BE2	5.55:1	AA
Aa #999911 on #0A1195	4.53:1	AA
Aa #999911 on #273BE2	2.46:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #999911; /* Papyrus */
  --color-2: #e9e424; /* Birdie */
  --color-3: #0a1195; /* Cadmium Blue */
  --color-4: #0a0555; /* Ravenclaw */
  --color-5: #273be2; /* Palatinate Blue */
}

Other schemes from Papyrus

More Dark Yellow complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Papyrus?

In a complementary scheme: Birdie (#E9E424), Cadmium Blue (#0A1195), Ravenclaw (#0A0555), Palatinate Blue (#273BE2).

What is the hex code of Papyrus?

#999911.