Color
#52220a
#52220argb(82, 34, 10)hsl(20, 78%, 18%)oklch(0.317 0.08 44.2)Colors that go with #52220a
Charcoal, Crimson and Royal Blue 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 #52220a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #52220a's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Royal Blue #4169e1
split-complementshippedRoyal Blue is a split-complement of #52220a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sienna #a0522d
analogousshippedSienna is #52220a's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #52220a 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 #52220a in 4 real palettes, including Maple and Wikipedia's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Burger King's brand system put Blue beside #52220a, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped5 real palettes, including Blush and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #52220a, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #52220a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #52220a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.19:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.59:1 | 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 #52220a as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#52220a 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 #52220a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/52220a-c4ae9c-62cbbb-2d2a1f-f1e9eb?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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