Color
#42872c
#42872crgb(66, 135, 44)hsl(105, 51%, 35%)oklch(0.558 0.144 139)Colors that go with #42872c
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 #42872c: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #42872c — 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 #42872c — 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 #42872c on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #42872c: 4 real palettes, including Wellness and Clay & Linen, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #42872c: 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 #42872c, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #42872c in 11 real palettes, including Acer's brand system and Instacart's brand system, as that palette's text colour.
Real palettes that use #42872c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #42872c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.44:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.73:1 | 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 #42872c 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 #42872c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/42872c-a6bea2-754edf-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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