Color
#505c2d
#505c2drgb(80, 92, 45)hsl(75, 34%, 27%)oklch(0.453 0.071 121.1)Colors that go with #505c2d
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Champagne 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 #505c2d: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
split-complementshippedRoyal Blue is a split-complement of #505c2d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Darkroom put Champagne beside #505c2d.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #505c2d: 4 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Desert Road, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #505c2d in 5 real palettes, including MAC Cosmetics's brand system and Gemstone, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #505c2d: 6 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Peru #cd853f
shipped4 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Mid-Century put Peru beside #505c2d, as the accent.
Rust #b7410e
shippedRust shows up next to #505c2d in 4 real palettes, including Trailhead and Magazine Ochre, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #505c2d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #505c2d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.22:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.91:1 | 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 #505c2d as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#505c2d 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 #505c2d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/505c2d-b4bea2-4e70df-242d1f-f1efe9?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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