Color
#788d2a
#788d2argb(120, 141, 42)hsl(73, 54%, 36%)oklch(0.607 0.125 120.7)Colors that go with #788d2a
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Copper 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 #788d2a: 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 #788d2a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #788d2a: 4 real palettes, including Wellness and Clean Beauty, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #788d2a 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 #788d2a: 6 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicshippedSteel Blue completes a triad with #788d2a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #788d2a in 16 real palettes, including Wellness and Mushroom, as that palette's text colour.
Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee
complementaryMedium Slate Blue sits directly opposite #788d2a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Real palettes that use #788d2a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #788d2a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.72:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.64:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #788d2a as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #788d2a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/788d2a-b5bea2-4e75df-242d1f-f1efe9?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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