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Sterling Split-complementary Color Scheme

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

#D1D4D1
#D2C9DF
#DEC6D3
#96C193
#F3F1F3

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Sterling#D1D4D1209, 212, 209120°, 3%, 83%1, 0, 1, 17
Lavender Water#D2C9DF210, 201, 223265°, 26%, 83%6, 10, 0, 13
Matt Lilac#DEC6D3222, 198, 211328°, 27%, 82%0, 11, 5, 13
Velvet Leaf#96C193150, 193, 147116°, 27%, 67%22, 0, 24, 24
Aragonite White#F3F1F3243, 241, 243300°, 8%, 95%0, 1, 0, 5

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #96C193 on #F3F1F31.81:1—
Aa #DEC6D3 on #F3F1F31.42:1—
Aa #D2C9DF on #F3F1F31.42:1—
Aa #D1D4D1 on #96C1931.36:1—
Aa #D1D4D1 on #F3F1F31.33:1—
Aa #D2C9DF on #96C1931.27:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #d1d4d1; /* Sterling */
  --color-2: #d2c9df; /* Lavender Water */
  --color-3: #dec6d3; /* Matt Lilac */
  --color-4: #96c193; /* Velvet Leaf */
  --color-5: #f3f1f3; /* Aragonite White */
}

Other schemes from Sterling

More Very Light Gray split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Sterling?

In a split-complementary scheme: Lavender Water (#D2C9DF), Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), Velvet Leaf (#96C193), Aragonite White (#F3F1F3).

What is the hex code of Sterling?

#D1D4D1.