Tiger King Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Tiger King (#DD9922), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#DD9922

#EBBC71

#216BD6

#114499

#72A7E1

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Tiger King	`#DD9922`	221, 153, 34	38°, 73%, 50%	0, 31, 85, 13
Natrolite	`#EBBC71`	235, 188, 113	37°, 75%, 68%	0, 20, 52, 8
Flickr Blue	`#216BD6`	33, 107, 214	215°, 73%, 48%	85, 50, 0, 16
Space Explorer	`#114499`	17, 68, 153	218°, 80%, 33%	89, 56, 0, 40
Greek Sea	`#72A7E1`	114, 167, 225	211°, 65%, 66%	49, 26, 0, 12

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #EBBC71 on #114499	5.18:1	AA
Aa #DD9922 on #114499	3.75:1	AA large
Aa #114499 on #72A7E1	3.61:1	AA large
Aa #EBBC71 on #216BD6	2.89:1	—
Aa #DD9922 on #216BD6	2.09:1	—
Aa #216BD6 on #72A7E1	2.01:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #dd9922; /* Tiger King */
  --color-2: #ebbc71; /* Natrolite */
  --color-3: #216bd6; /* Flickr Blue */
  --color-4: #114499; /* Space Explorer */
  --color-5: #72a7e1; /* Greek Sea */
}

Other schemes from Tiger King

More Medium Orange complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Tiger King?

In a complementary scheme: Natrolite (#EBBC71), Flickr Blue (#216BD6), Space Explorer (#114499), Greek Sea (#72A7E1).

What is the hex code of Tiger King?

#DD9922.