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Sulphur Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Sulphur (#CAB012), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#CAB012
#1188CC
#5511CC
#817714
#2CB1EB

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Sulphur#CAB012202, 176, 1852°, 84%, 43%0, 13, 91, 21
Way Beyond the Blue#1188CC17, 136, 204202°, 85%, 43%92, 33, 0, 20
Sea Serpent’s Tears#5511CC85, 17, 204262°, 85%, 43%58, 92, 0, 20
Soft Fig#817714129, 119, 2054°, 73%, 29%0, 8, 84, 49
Lynx Screen Blue#2CB1EB44, 177, 235198°, 83%, 55%81, 25, 0, 8

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #CAB012 on #5511CC4.16:1AA large
Aa #5511CC on #2CB1EB3.68:1AA large
Aa #1188CC on #5511CC2.32:1—
Aa #CAB012 on #8177142.12:1—
Aa #5511CC on #8177141.96:1—
Aa #817714 on #2CB1EB1.88:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #cab012; /* Sulphur */
  --color-2: #1188cc; /* Way Beyond the Blue */
  --color-3: #5511cc; /* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
  --color-4: #817714; /* Soft Fig */
  --color-5: #2cb1eb; /* Lynx Screen Blue */
}

Other schemes from Sulphur

More Medium Yellow split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Sulphur?

In a split-complementary scheme: Way Beyond the Blue (#1188CC), Sea Serpent’s Tears (#5511CC), Soft Fig (#817714), Lynx Screen Blue (#2CB1EB).

What is the hex code of Sulphur?

#CAB012.