Color
#551f06
#551f06rgb(85, 31, 6)hsl(19, 87%, 18%)oklch(0.317 0.088 42.2)Colors that go with #551f06
Charcoal, Crimson and Denim 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 #551f06: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #551f06's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Denim #1560bd
split-complementshippedDenim is a split-complement of #551f06: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #551f06 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sienna #a0522d
analogousshippedSienna is #551f06'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 #551f06 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 #551f06 in 4 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Maple, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #551f06, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #551f06
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #551f06 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.25:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.58:1 | 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 #551f06 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#551f06 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 #551f06 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/551f06-c4ad9c-62cbb9-2d2a1f-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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