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Sesame Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Sesame (#BAA38B), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#BAA38B
#8FBABC
#888CBA
#9E7C5E
#B9D7D6

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYKOKLCH
Sesame#BAA38B186, 163, 13931°, 25%, 64%0, 12, 25, 2772.9% 0.043 68
Watchet#8FBABC143, 186, 188183°, 25%, 65%24, 1, 0, 2675.9% 0.046 200
Soft Blue Lavender#888CBA136, 140, 186235°, 27%, 63%27, 25, 0, 2765.4% 0.069 280
Sandpit#9E7C5E158, 124, 9428°, 25%, 49%0, 22, 41, 3861.2% 0.060 63
Greenland Ice#B9D7D6185, 215, 214178°, 27%, 78%14, 0, 0, 1685.7% 0.032 194

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #9E7C5E on #B9D7D62.50:1—
Aa #888CBA on #B9D7D62.11:1—
Aa #8FBABC on #9E7C5E1.80:1—
Aa #BAA38B on #9E7C5E1.58:1—
Aa #BAA38B on #B9D7D61.58:1—
Aa #8FBABC on #888CBA1.52:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #baa38b; /* Sesame */
  --color-2: #8fbabc; /* Watchet */
  --color-3: #888cba; /* Soft Blue Lavender */
  --color-4: #9e7c5e; /* Sandpit */
  --color-5: #b9d7d6; /* Greenland Ice */
}

Other schemes from Sesame

More light orange split-complementary color schemes

Questions

What colors go with Sesame?

In a split-complementary scheme: Watchet (#8FBABC), Soft Blue Lavender (#888CBA), Sandpit (#9E7C5E), Greenland Ice (#B9D7D6).

What is the hex code of Sesame?

#BAA38B.