Color
#550c2e
#550c2ergb(85, 12, 46)hsl(332, 75%, 19%)oklch(0.302 0.108 358.1)Colors that go with #550c2e
Crimson, Teal and 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.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #550c2e'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 #550c2e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Blue beside #550c2e, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #550c2e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #550c2e: 9 real palettes, including Chipotle's brand system and Bramble, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #550c2e in 6 real palettes, including Cider and Oatmeal, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #550c2e: 10 real palettes, including Heinz's brand system and Box's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #550c2e: 4 real palettes, including Readymag's brand system and Notion's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #550c2e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #550c2e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 14.21:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.48:1 | 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 #550c2e as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#550c2e 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 #550c2e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/550c2e-c49caa-62cb67-2d1f20-f1e9f1?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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