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Sour Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Sour (#E5EDB5), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#E5EDB5
#AEC9EB
#DEBEEF
#CFDD7B
#E8EFF8

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Sour#E5EDB5229, 237, 18169°, 61%, 82%3, 0, 24, 7
Tropical Blue#AEC9EB174, 201, 235213°, 60%, 80%26, 14, 0, 8
Beefy Pink#DEBEEF222, 190, 239279°, 60%, 84%7, 21, 0, 6
Golden Hop#CFDD7B207, 221, 12369°, 59%, 67%6, 0, 44, 13
First Snow#E8EFF8232, 239, 248214°, 53%, 94%6, 4, 0, 3

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #AEC9EB on #E8EFF81.47:1—
Aa #DEBEEF on #E8EFF81.43:1—
Aa #E5EDB5 on #AEC9EB1.39:1—
Aa #E5EDB5 on #DEBEEF1.35:1—
Aa #CFDD7B on #E8EFF81.27:1—
Aa #E5EDB5 on #CFDD7B1.20:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #e5edb5; /* Sour */
  --color-2: #aec9eb; /* Tropical Blue */
  --color-3: #debeef; /* Beefy Pink */
  --color-4: #cfdd7b; /* Golden Hop */
  --color-5: #e8eff8; /* First Snow */
}

Other schemes from Sour

More Very Light Yellow split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Sour?

In a split-complementary scheme: Tropical Blue (#AEC9EB), Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), Golden Hop (#CFDD7B), First Snow (#E8EFF8).

What is the hex code of Sour?

#E5EDB5.