Color
#520a1d
#520a1drgb(82, 10, 29)hsl(344, 78%, 18%)oklch(0.289 0.102 12.1)Colors that go with #520a1d
Charcoal, Denim and Teal 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 #520a1d: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Denim #1560bd
triadicshippedDenim completes a triad with #520a1d — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #520a1d on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #520a1d in 6 real palettes, including Maple and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Headspace's brand system put Blue beside #520a1d, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #520a1d: 5 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and SoFi's brand system, as the lead colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including Darkroom and Bramble put Champagne beside #520a1d, as the surface under it.
Chocolate #d2691e
shippedChocolate shows up next to #520a1d in 4 real palettes, including Wellness and Homestead, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #520a1d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #520a1d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 14.79:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.42:1 | 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 #520a1d as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#520a1d reads as warm, vivid, dark. 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 #520a1d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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