Color
#85828c
#85828crgb(133, 130, 140)hsl(258, 4%, 53%)oklch(0.612 0.015 299.6)Colors that go with #85828c
Charcoal, Champagne 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 text near-black that reads cleanly against #85828c without the hard edge of pure #000.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Forest Floor put Champagne beside #85828c, as that palette's text colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #85828c: 5 real palettes, including Atelier and Clay & Linen, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #85828c: 4 real palettes, including Campus and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped5 real palettes, including Plaid's brand system and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #85828c, as the supporting colour.
Peru #cd853f
shipped5 real palettes, including Kiln and Estate put Peru beside #85828c, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #85828c in 19 real palettes, including Typewriter and Mushroom, as the lead colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped3 real palettes, including Graphite Mono and Estate put Blush Pink beside #85828c, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #85828c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #85828c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.77:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.57:1 | 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 #85828c as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#85828c reads as neutral, minimal. 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 #85828c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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