Color
#552201
#552201rgb(85, 34, 1)hsl(24, 98%, 17%)oklch(0.322 0.087 47.9)Colors that go with #552201
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 #552201: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #552201'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 #552201: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sienna #a0522d
analogousshippedSienna is #552201's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Steel Blue #4682b4
complementaryshippedSteel Blue sits directly opposite #552201 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 Burger King's brand system put Blue beside #552201, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped5 real palettes, including Blush and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #552201, as the supporting colour.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #552201 in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Kiln, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #552201
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #552201 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.62:1 | 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 #552201 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#552201 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 #552201 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/552201-c4b19c-62cbc2-2d2b1f-f1e9ea?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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