Color
#685e12
#685e12rgb(104, 94, 18)hsl(53, 70%, 24%)oklch(0.477 0.092 101.4)Colors that go with #685e12
Charcoal, Denim 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 #685e12: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Denim #1560bd
split-complementshippedDenim is a split-complement of #685e12: 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 #685e12.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #685e12: 5 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Bakery, as the lead colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #685e12: 4 real palettes, including Trader Joe's's brand system and Fireside, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #685e12 in 4 real palettes, including Subaru's brand system and GitHub's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Rust #b7410e
shippedRust shows up next to #685e12 in 4 real palettes, including Magazine Ochre and Harvest, as the lead colour.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #685e12: 7 real palettes, including Olive Grove and Homestead, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #685e12
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #685e12 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.57:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.2:1 | 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 #685e12 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#685e12 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 #685e12 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/685e12-c4c49c-4ea5df-292d1f-f1ece9?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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