Color
#42842a
#42842argb(66, 132, 42)hsl(104, 52%, 34%)oklch(0.55 0.141 138.5)Colors that go with #42842a
Charcoal, Crimson and Royal 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #42842a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #42842a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #42842a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Dark Orchid #9932cc
complementaryshippedDark Orchid sits directly opposite #42842a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #42842a: 6 real palettes, including Xbox's brand system and Intel's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Paramount+'s brand system and Telehealth put Midnight Blue beside #42842a, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #42842a in 11 real palettes, including Acer's brand system and Instacart's brand system, as that palette's text colour.
Medium Violet Red #c71585
split-complementshippedMedium Violet Red is a split-complement of #42842a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #42842a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #42842a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4.6:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.57:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #42842a as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #42842a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/42842a-a6bea2-724edf-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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