Color
#48381e
#48381ergb(72, 56, 30)hsl(37, 41%, 20%)oklch(0.352 0.046 78.5)Colors that go with #48381e
Steel Blue, Teal and Amber 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.
Steel Blue #4682b4
complementaryshippedSteel Blue sits directly opposite #48381e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Teal #008080
split-complementshippedTeal is a split-complement of #48381e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #48381e in 5 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Trailhead, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #48381e, as the supporting colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped5 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Nursery put Blush Pink beside #48381e, as the supporting colour.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #48381e in 5 real palettes, including Polaroid and Chalkboard, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #48381e: 6 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Paper & Pine, as the lead colour.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #48381e wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #48381e reads softer on it than on pure white.
Real palettes that use #48381e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #48381e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 11.29:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.86:1 | 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 #48381e 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
#48381e reads as warm, 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 #48381e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/48381e-c4b99c-62bdcb-2c2d1f-f1eae9?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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