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
| Name | HEX | RGB | HSL | CMYK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | #FF9900 | 255, 153, 0 | 36°, 100%, 50% | 0, 40, 100, 0 | |
| Cape Jasmine | #FFB95A | 255, 185, 90 | 35°, 100%, 68% | 0, 27, 65, 0 | |
| Blue Ribbon | #0066FF | 0, 102, 255 | 216°, 100%, 50% | 100, 60, 0, 0 | |
| Absolute Zero | #0048BA | 0, 72, 186 | 217°, 100%, 36% | 100, 61, 0, 27 | |
| Fennel Flower | #77AAFF | 119, 170, 255 | 218°, 100%, 73% | 53, 33, 0, 0 |
Which pairs work for text
| Text on background | Contrast | WCAG |
|---|---|---|
| Aa #FFB95A on #0048BA | 4.68:1 | AA |
| Aa #FF9900 on #0048BA | 3.72:1 | AA large |
| Aa #0048BA on #77AAFF | 3.41:1 | AA large |
| Aa #FFB95A on #0066FF | 2.84:1 | — |
| Aa #FF9900 on #0066FF | 2.26:1 | — |
| Aa #0066FF on #77AAFF | 2.07:1 | — |
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 */
}Other schemes from Vitamin C
- Vitamin C Analogous Color Scheme#FF0066#FF1500#FF9900#E3FF00#66FF00
- Vitamin C Triadic Color Scheme#FF9900#00FF99#9500FF#FFC265#00AB66
- Vitamin C Split-complementary Color Scheme#FF9900#00EBFF#1600FC#B96B00#55EEFF
- Vitamin C Tetradic Color Scheme#FF9900#00FF11#0066FF#FF08E8#FFC265
- Vitamin C Monochromatic Color Scheme#6B3900#B96B00#FF9900#FFB94E#FFD59A
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- Amaretto Sour Complementary Color Scheme#C09856#D9C09C#507BCE#3B5B92#A2BADB
- Amber Complementary Color Scheme#FFBF00#FED85D#0044FF#0033BB#6688FF
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- Arancio Complementary Color Scheme#FF7013#FEA871#00AAFF#0079C1#77CCFF
- Argan Oil Complementary Color Scheme#9D6646#C4957A#427C9D#2D5367#82ACC4
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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.