Saffron
Open in tool →Saffron and clove with a teal counterpoint — spice-market warmth, balanced so it doesn't go orange everywhere.
Color
#80281e
#80281e
hex
#80281ergb
rgb(128, 40, 30)hsl
hsl(6, 62%, 31%)oklch
oklch(0.41 0.123 29.8)Closest name: Brick Red (#8f1402)Relative luminance 0.062
Colors that go with #80281e
Teal, Slate Gray 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.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #80281e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped4 real palettes, including Bookshop and Typewriter put Slate Gray beside #80281e, as the supporting colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #80281e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped3 real palettes, including Bramble and Darkroom put Champagne beside #80281e, as the text colour against it.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #80281e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #80281e: 3 real palettes, including Bramble and Bakery, as the supporting colour.
Hunter Green #355e3b
shippedHunter Green is paired with #80281e in 3 real palettes, including Bookshop and Darkroom, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #80281e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #80281e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9.37:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.24:1 | 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 #80281e as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#80281e reads as warm, vivid, playful. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #80281e
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #80281e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/80281e-c4a59c-62cba3-2d271f-f1e9ec?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
Machine-readable: color.md