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Sterling Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Sterling (#D1D4D1), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#D1D4D1
#EFF5F1
#DECADE
#C09DC8
#F6F1F4

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Sterling#D1D4D1209, 212, 209120°, 3%, 83%1, 0, 1, 17
Heavy Sugar#EFF5F1239, 245, 241140°, 23%, 95%2, 0, 2, 4
Decadial Pink#DECADE222, 202, 222300°, 23%, 83%0, 9, 0, 13
Lilac Pink#C09DC8192, 157, 200289°, 28%, 70%4, 21, 0, 22
Grim White#F6F1F4246, 241, 244324°, 22%, 95%0, 2, 1, 4

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #EFF5F1 on #C09DC82.14:1—
Aa #C09DC8 on #F6F1F42.11:1—
Aa #D1D4D1 on #C09DC81.58:1—
Aa #DECADE on #C09DC81.53:1—
Aa #EFF5F1 on #DECADE1.40:1—
Aa #DECADE on #F6F1F41.38:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #d1d4d1; /* Sterling */
  --color-2: #eff5f1; /* Heavy Sugar */
  --color-3: #decade; /* Decadial Pink */
  --color-4: #c09dc8; /* Lilac Pink */
  --color-5: #f6f1f4; /* Grim White */
}

Other schemes from Sterling

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Questions

What colors go with Sterling?

In a complementary scheme: Heavy Sugar (#EFF5F1), Decadial Pink (#DECADE), Lilac Pink (#C09DC8), Grim White (#F6F1F4).

What is the hex code of Sterling?

#D1D4D1.