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Pharaoh’s Gold Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Pharaoh’s Gold (#EAD765), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#EAD765
#6CBAE7
#8866FF
#E2CF24
#ABDDF1

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Pharaoh’s Gold#EAD765234, 215, 10151°, 76%, 66%0, 8, 57, 8
Norfolk Sky#6CBAE7108, 186, 231202°, 72%, 66%53, 19, 0, 9
Purple Anemone#8866FF136, 102, 255253°, 100%, 70%47, 60, 0, 0
Polliwog#E2CF24226, 207, 3654°, 77%, 51%0, 8, 84, 11
Van Gogh Blue#ABDDF1171, 221, 241197°, 71%, 81%29, 8, 0, 5

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #EAD765 on #8866FF2.67:1—
Aa #8866FF on #ABDDF12.66:1—
Aa #8866FF on #E2CF242.45:1—
Aa #6CBAE7 on #8866FF1.82:1—
Aa #EAD765 on #6CBAE71.47:1—
Aa #6CBAE7 on #ABDDF11.46:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ead765; /* Pharaoh’s Gold */
  --color-2: #6cbae7; /* Norfolk Sky */
  --color-3: #8866ff; /* Purple Anemone */
  --color-4: #e2cf24; /* Polliwog */
  --color-5: #abddf1; /* Van Gogh Blue */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Pharaoh’s Gold?

In a split-complementary scheme: Norfolk Sky (#6CBAE7), Purple Anemone (#8866FF), Polliwog (#E2CF24), Van Gogh Blue (#ABDDF1).

What is the hex code of Pharaoh’s Gold?

#EAD765.