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Pickled Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Pickled (#B3A74B), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#B3A74B
#CFC88F
#4D5AAF
#363E7D
#939DCC

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Pickled#B3A74B179, 167, 7553°, 41%, 50%0, 7, 58, 30
Dusty Yellow#CFC88F207, 200, 14353°, 40%, 69%0, 3, 31, 19
Chinese Bellflower#4D5AAF77, 90, 175232°, 39%, 49%56, 49, 0, 31
Evening Magic#363E7D54, 62, 125233°, 40%, 35%57, 50, 0, 51
Velvet Robe#939DCC147, 157, 204229°, 36%, 69%28, 23, 0, 20

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #CFC88F on #363E7D5.75:1AA
Aa #B3A74B on #363E7D3.99:1AA large
Aa #363E7D on #939DCC3.70:1AA large
Aa #CFC88F on #4D5AAF3.62:1AA large
Aa #B3A74B on #4D5AAF2.52:1—
Aa #4D5AAF on #939DCC2.34:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #b3a74b; /* Pickled */
  --color-2: #cfc88f; /* Dusty Yellow */
  --color-3: #4d5aaf; /* Chinese Bellflower */
  --color-4: #363e7d; /* Evening Magic */
  --color-5: #939dcc; /* Velvet Robe */
}

Other schemes from Pickled

More Medium Yellow complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Pickled?

In a complementary scheme: Dusty Yellow (#CFC88F), Chinese Bellflower (#4D5AAF), Evening Magic (#363E7D), Velvet Robe (#939DCC).

What is the hex code of Pickled?

#B3A74B.