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Writer’s Parchment Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Writer’s Parchment (#E9D6BD), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#E9D6BD
#BCE6E8
#CCBBEE
#D5B185
#EEF7FA

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Writer’s Parchment#E9D6BD233, 214, 18934°, 50%, 83%0, 8, 19, 9
Blue Karma#BCE6E8188, 230, 232183°, 49%, 82%19, 1, 0, 9
Connecticut Lilac#CCBBEE204, 187, 238260°, 60%, 83%14, 21, 0, 7
Calico#D5B185213, 177, 13333°, 49%, 68%0, 17, 38, 16
Silent Snowfall#EEF7FA238, 247, 250195°, 55%, 96%5, 1, 0, 2

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #D5B185 on #EEF7FA1.85:1—
Aa #CCBBEE on #EEF7FA1.62:1—
Aa #BCE6E8 on #D5B1851.49:1—
Aa #E9D6BD on #D5B1851.42:1—
Aa #BCE6E8 on #CCBBEE1.31:1—
Aa #E9D6BD on #EEF7FA1.30:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #e9d6bd; /* Writer’s Parchment */
  --color-2: #bce6e8; /* Blue Karma */
  --color-3: #ccbbee; /* Connecticut Lilac */
  --color-4: #d5b185; /* Calico */
  --color-5: #eef7fa; /* Silent Snowfall */
}

Other schemes from Writer’s Parchment

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Questions

What colors go with Writer’s Parchment?

In a split-complementary scheme: Blue Karma (#BCE6E8), Connecticut Lilac (#CCBBEE), Calico (#D5B185), Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA).

What is the hex code of Writer’s Parchment?

#E9D6BD.