Color
#42523d
#42523drgb(66, 82, 61)hsl(106, 15%, 28%)oklch(0.418 0.04 138.3)Colors that go with #42523d
Teal, Blue and Blush Pink 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.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #42523d's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Rolex's brand system and Jeep's brand system put Blue beside #42523d, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Nursery and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #42523d, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #42523d in 4 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #42523d: 4 real palettes, including Hinge's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the accent.
Emerald Green #50c878
shippedEmerald Green is paired with #42523d in 6 real palettes, including Neon's brand system and Chime's brand system, as the lead colour.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #42523d in 5 real palettes, including Neon's brand system and HubSpot's brand system, as the accent.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #42523d wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #42523d reads softer on it than on pure white.
Real palettes that use #42523d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #42523d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.38:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.51:1 | 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 #42523d as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#42523d reads as muted, dark, luxury. 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 #42523d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/42523d-a5bea2-774edf-1f2d22-eff1e9?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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