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Safflower Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Safflower (#FDAE44), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#FDAE44
#45E9FD
#4B4CFC
#F08F00
#8AF1FE

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Safflower#FDAE44253, 174, 6834°, 98%, 63%0, 31, 73, 1
Shimmering Expanse Cyan#45E9FD69, 233, 253187°, 98%, 63%73, 8, 0, 1
Saturated Sky#4B4CFC75, 76, 252240°, 97%, 64%70, 70, 0, 1
Saffron Gold#F08F00240, 143, 036°, 100%, 47%0, 40, 100, 6
Shallow Water#8AF1FE138, 241, 254187°, 98%, 77%46, 5, 0, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #4B4CFC on #8AF1FE4.30:1AA large
Aa #45E9FD on #4B4CFC3.83:1AA large
Aa #FDAE44 on #4B4CFC3.03:1AA large
Aa #4B4CFC on #F08F002.31:1—
Aa #F08F00 on #8AF1FE1.86:1—
Aa #45E9FD on #F08F001.66:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #fdae44; /* Safflower */
  --color-2: #45e9fd; /* Shimmering Expanse Cyan */
  --color-3: #4b4cfc; /* Saturated Sky */
  --color-4: #f08f00; /* Saffron Gold */
  --color-5: #8af1fe; /* Shallow Water */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Safflower?

In a split-complementary scheme: Shimmering Expanse Cyan (#45E9FD), Saturated Sky (#4B4CFC), Saffron Gold (#F08F00), Shallow Water (#8AF1FE).

What is the hex code of Safflower?

#FDAE44.