Color
#5b1600
#5b1600rgb(91, 22, 0)hsl(15, 100%, 18%)oklch(0.315 0.105 37.3)Colors that go with #5b1600
Crimson, Royal Blue 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.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #5b1600's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #5b1600 — 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 #5b1600 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #5b1600, as the accent.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #5b1600: 9 real palettes, including Chipotle's brand system and Bakery, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #5b1600 in 5 real palettes, including Cider and Oatmeal, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #5b1600: 4 real palettes, including Box's brand system and Heinz's brand system, as the lead colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #5b1600: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #5b1600
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #5b1600 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.47:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.56:1 | 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 #5b1600 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#5b1600 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 #5b1600 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5b1600-c4ab9c-62cbb2-2d291f-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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