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Vitamin C Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Vitamin C (#FF9900), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#FF9900
#FFB95A
#0066FF
#0048BA
#77AAFF

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Vitamin C#FF9900255, 153, 036°, 100%, 50%0, 40, 100, 0
Cape Jasmine#FFB95A255, 185, 9035°, 100%, 68%0, 27, 65, 0
Blue Ribbon#0066FF0, 102, 255216°, 100%, 50%100, 60, 0, 0
Absolute Zero#0048BA0, 72, 186217°, 100%, 36%100, 61, 0, 27
Fennel Flower#77AAFF119, 170, 255218°, 100%, 73%53, 33, 0, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #FFB95A on #0048BA4.68:1AA
Aa #FF9900 on #0048BA3.72:1AA large
Aa #0048BA on #77AAFF3.41:1AA large
Aa #FFB95A on #0066FF2.84:1—
Aa #FF9900 on #0066FF2.26:1—
Aa #0066FF on #77AAFF2.07:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #ff9900; /* Vitamin C */
  --color-2: #ffb95a; /* Cape Jasmine */
  --color-3: #0066ff; /* Blue Ribbon */
  --color-4: #0048ba; /* Absolute Zero */
  --color-5: #77aaff; /* Fennel Flower */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Vitamin C?

In a complementary scheme: Cape Jasmine (#FFB95A), Blue Ribbon (#0066FF), Absolute Zero (#0048BA), Fennel Flower (#77AAFF).

What is the hex code of Vitamin C?

#FF9900.