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Parmesan Split-complementary Color Scheme

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

#FFFFDD
#DDEEFF
#EEDDFF
#FDFD96
#E8F5FC

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Parmesan#FFFFDD255, 255, 22160°, 100%, 93%0, 0, 13, 0
Calcareous Sinter#DDEEFF221, 238, 255210°, 100%, 93%13, 7, 0, 0
Lavender Savour#EEDDFF238, 221, 255270°, 100%, 93%7, 13, 0, 0
Pastel Yellow#FDFD96253, 253, 15060°, 96%, 79%0, 0, 41, 1
Kodama White#E8F5FC232, 245, 252201°, 77%, 95%8, 3, 0, 1

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #FFFFDD on #EEDDFF1.25:1—
Aa #EEDDFF on #FDFD961.20:1—
Aa #FFFFDD on #DDEEFF1.16:1—
Aa #EEDDFF on #E8F5FC1.15:1—
Aa #DDEEFF on #FDFD961.11:1—
Aa #FFFFDD on #E8F5FC1.09:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ffffdd; /* Parmesan */
  --color-2: #ddeeff; /* Calcareous Sinter */
  --color-3: #eeddff; /* Lavender Savour */
  --color-4: #fdfd96; /* Pastel Yellow */
  --color-5: #e8f5fc; /* Kodama White */
}

Other schemes from Parmesan

More Very Light Yellow split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Parmesan?

In a split-complementary scheme: Calcareous Sinter (#DDEEFF), Lavender Savour (#EEDDFF), Pastel Yellow (#FDFD96), Kodama White (#E8F5FC).

What is the hex code of Parmesan?

#FFFFDD.