Color
#81040e
#81040ergb(129, 4, 14)hsl(355, 94%, 26%)oklch(0.382 0.152 26.3)Colors that go with #81040e
Teal, Taupe and Steel Blue 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 #81040e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #81040e in 5 real palettes, including Bookshop and Cider, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #81040e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #81040e — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shippedChampagne is paired with #81040e in two real palettes: Bramble and Darkroom, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Copper #b87333
shippedCopper is paired with #81040e in two real palettes: Bramble and Chipotle's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #81040e wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #81040e reads softer on it than on pure white.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #81040e in two real palettes: State Farm's brand system and M&M's's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #81040e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #81040e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.73:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.96:1 | 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 #81040e as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#81040e 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 #81040e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/81040e-c49e9c-62cb8f-2d241f-f1e9ee?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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