Color
#78a314
#78a314rgb(120, 163, 20)hsl(78, 78%, 36%)oklch(0.66 0.164 126.5)Colors that go with #78a314
Charcoal, Dodger Blue and Taupe 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 #78a314: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
triadicshippedDodger Blue completes a triad with #78a314 — 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 #78a314 in 11 real palettes, including Acer's brand system and Undergrowth, as the text colour against it.
Medium Orchid #ba55d3
complementaryMedium Orchid sits directly opposite #78a314 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
split-complementshippedCornflower Blue is a split-complement of #78a314: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped3 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #78a314, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #78a314 in 3 real palettes, including Undergrowth and Forest Floor, as the supporting colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #78a314 in 3 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Playground, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #78a314
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #78a314 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.98:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 7.05:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #78a314 as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #78a314 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/78a314-b2bea2-4e69df-232d1f-f1f0e9?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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