Color
#494b2a
#494b2argb(73, 75, 42)hsl(64, 28%, 23%)oklch(0.402 0.051 111.5)Colors that go with #494b2a
Royal Blue, 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.
Royal Blue #4169e1
split-complementshippedRoyal Blue is a split-complement of #494b2a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Jeep's brand system and Rolex's brand system put Blue beside #494b2a, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Nursery and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #494b2a, as the lead colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Darkroom and Sweetgreen's brand system put Champagne beside #494b2a, as the surface under it.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #494b2a: 6 real palettes, including Desert Road and Notion's brand system, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #494b2a in 5 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Codecademy's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #494b2a: 4 real palettes, including Hinge's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the accent.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #494b2a wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #494b2a reads softer on it than on pure white.
Real palettes that use #494b2a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #494b2a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9.04:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.32:1 | 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 #494b2a as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#494b2a 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 #494b2a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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