Learning App
Open in tool →Green, blue and orange at full saturation: the gamified-learning look, where every color is a reward.
Color
#42cd18
#42cd18
hex
#42cd18rgb
rgb(66, 205, 24)hsl
hsl(106, 79%, 45%)oklch
oklch(0.744 0.234 140.3)Closest name: Candy Green (#33cc00)Relative luminance 0.4489
Colors that go with #42cd18
Blue, Taupe and Violet 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.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Minecraft's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #42cd18, as the accent.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #42cd18 in 8 real palettes, including Minecraft's brand system and WhatsApp's brand system, as the lead colour.
Violet #ee82ee
complementaryViolet sits directly opposite #42cd18 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Hot Pink #ff69b4
split-complementshippedHot Pink is a split-complement of #42cd18: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #42cd18: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
triadicshippedCornflower Blue completes a triad with #42cd18 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #42cd18 in 3 real palettes, including Learning App and Playground, as the accent.
Mustard Yellow #ffdb58
shipped3 real palettes, including Meadow and Citrus Grove put Mustard Yellow beside #42cd18, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #42cd18
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #42cd18 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.1:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.98:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #42cd18 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
mcpConnect your agent — build around #42cd18
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #42cd18 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/42cd18-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.
Machine-readable: color.md