Color
#383d1a
#383d1argb(56, 61, 26)hsl(69, 40%, 17%)oklch(0.346 0.055 116)Colors that go with #383d1a
Royal Blue, Sea Green and Steel Blue lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Royal Blue #4169e1
split-complementshippedRoyal Blue is a split-complement of #383d1a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sea Green #2e8b57
analogousshippedSea Green is #383d1a's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicshippedSteel Blue completes a triad with #383d1a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Slate Blue #6a5acd
complementaryshippedSlate Blue sits directly opposite #383d1a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #383d1a in 6 real palettes, including Trailhead and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Instacart's brand system put Blue beside #383d1a, as the supporting colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped5 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Nursery put Blush Pink beside #383d1a, as the supporting colour.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #383d1a wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #383d1a reads softer on it than on pure white.
Real palettes that use #383d1a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #383d1a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 11.35:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.85:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #383d1a as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#383d1a reads as dark, luxury, bold. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #383d1a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/383d1a-b7bea2-4e7edf-252d1f-f1eee9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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