Color
#5d4142
#5d4142rgb(93, 65, 66)hsl(358, 18%, 31%)oklch(0.407 0.039 16.6)Colors that go with #5d4142
Teal, Blue and Champagne 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.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #5d4142 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Jeep's brand system put Blue beside #5d4142, as the supporting colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Bramble and Darkroom put Champagne beside #5d4142, as the text colour against it.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #5d4142: 5 real palettes, including Bramble and Notion's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #5d4142 in 4 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Codecademy's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #5d4142: 4 real palettes, including HP's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the accent.
Hunter Green #355e3b
shippedHunter Green is paired with #5d4142 in 4 real palettes, including Darkroom and Bookshop, as the accent.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #5d4142 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #5d4142 reads softer on it than on pure white.
Real palettes that use #5d4142
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #5d4142 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9.13:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.3:1 | 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 #5d4142 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#5d4142 reads as warm, muted, editorial. 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 #5d4142 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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