Yellow Split-complementary Color Scheme
Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Yellow (#FFFF00), each snapped to its nearest named color.
#FFFF00
#007FFF
#7F00FF
#A8B504
#55AAFF
Color names and codes
| Name | HEX | RGB | HSL | CMYK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | #FFFF00 | 255, 255, 0 | 60°, 100%, 50% | 0, 0, 100, 0 | |
| Azure | #007FFF | 0, 127, 255 | 210°, 100%, 50% | 100, 50, 0, 0 | |
| Violent Violet | #7F00FF | 127, 0, 255 | 270°, 100%, 50% | 50, 100, 0, 0 | |
| Mustard Green | #A8B504 | 168, 181, 4 | 64°, 96%, 36% | 7, 0, 98, 29 | |
| Joust Blue | #55AAFF | 85, 170, 255 | 210°, 100%, 67% | 67, 33, 0, 0 |
Which pairs work for text
| Text on background | Contrast | WCAG |
|---|---|---|
| Aa #FFFF00 on #7F00FF | 5.84:1 | AA |
| Aa #FFFF00 on #007FFF | 3.57:1 | AA large |
| Aa #7F00FF on #A8B504 | 2.77:1 | — |
| Aa #7F00FF on #55AAFF | 2.56:1 | — |
| Aa #FFFF00 on #55AAFF | 2.28:1 | — |
| Aa #FFFF00 on #A8B504 | 2.11:1 | — |
CSS variables
:root {
--color-1: #ffff00; /* Yellow */
--color-2: #007fff; /* Azure */
--color-3: #7f00ff; /* Violent Violet */
--color-4: #a8b504; /* Mustard Green */
--color-5: #55aaff; /* Joust Blue */
}Other schemes from Yellow
- Yellow Complementary Color Scheme#FFFF00#FCFC5D#0000FF#0000BB#6666FF
- Yellow Analogous Color Scheme#FF0000#FF7F00#FFFF00#88FF00#00FF00
- Yellow Triadic Color Scheme#FFFF00#00FFFF#FF00FF#FFFF66#01B1AF
- Yellow Tetradic Color Scheme#FFFF00#04F489#0000FF#FF0080#FFFF66
- Yellow Monochromatic Color Scheme#666600#A8B504#FFFF00#FAFE4B#FFFF99
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- Angel’s Trumpet Split-complementary Color Scheme#F6DD34#30A9FF#6A2DED#D2BD0A#7BC8F6
- Antique Split-complementary Color Scheme#8B846D#5D8A9B#6C5D97#6D6240#90ABBB
- Backroom Ember Split-complementary Color Scheme#A19250#5187A0#654EA3#6F6138#7CAFB9
- Bamboo Forest Split-complementary Color Scheme#B1A979#7B9EB0#8B79B1#8C854F#A8C0CE
- Banana Bandanna Split-complementary Color Scheme#F8F739#3399FF#9437FF#DDDD00#88BBFF
- Banana Bombshell Split-complementary Color Scheme#F7E82E#31A2F2#8020FF#CDC50A#73C2FB
- Banana Brick Split-complementary Color Scheme#E8D82C#2196F3#6A2DED#B9A70F#6CBAE7
- Banana Flash Split-complementary Color Scheme#EEFE02#0070FF#8F00FF#A8B504#5097FC
- Banana King Split-complementary Color Scheme#FFFB08#0088FF#7F01FE#ABBC01#55AAFF
- Banana Pepper Split-complementary Color Scheme#FDD630#3CBCFC#6A2DED#DFB900#76D6FF
Questions
What colors go with Yellow?
In a split-complementary scheme: Azure (#007FFF), Violent Violet (#7F00FF), Mustard Green (#A8B504), Joust Blue (#55AAFF).
What is the hex code of Yellow?
#FFFF00.