Color
#5e5e2b
#5e5e2brgb(94, 94, 43)hsl(60, 37%, 27%)oklch(0.47 0.072 108.9)Colors that go with #5e5e2b
Charcoal, Royal 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #5e5e2b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
split-complementshippedRoyal Blue is a split-complement of #5e5e2b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped6 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Darkroom put Champagne beside #5e5e2b.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #5e5e2b: 5 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Desert Road, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #5e5e2b in 4 real palettes, including Five Guys's brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #5e5e2b: 5 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Peru #cd853f
shipped5 real palettes, including Bakery and Coffee Bar put Peru beside #5e5e2b, as the supporting colour.
Rust #b7410e
shippedRust shows up next to #5e5e2b in 5 real palettes, including Magazine Ochre and Trailhead, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #5e5e2b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #5e5e2b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.75:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.11:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #5e5e2b as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#5e5e2b reads as dark, luxury, bold. 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 #5e5e2b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5e5e2b-bbbea2-4e94df-272d1f-f1ede9?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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