Color
#85faaa
#85faaargb(133, 250, 170)hsl(139, 92%, 75%)oklch(0.896 0.154 152.4)Colors that go with #85faaa
Taupe, Violet and Plum 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.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #85faaa in 5 real palettes, including Astro's brand system and Macaron, as the text colour against it.
Violet #ee82ee
complementaryViolet sits directly opposite #85faaa on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Plum #dda0dd
split-complementshippedPlum is a split-complement of #85faaa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #85faaa: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #85faaa: 3 real palettes, including Prime Video's brand system and Astro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Light Coral #f08080
split-complementLight Coral is a split-complement of #85faaa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #85faaa in two real palettes: Wise's brand system and Formula 1's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Salmon #e9967a
triadicDark Salmon completes a triad with #85faaa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #85faaa
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #85faaa as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.29:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 16.25:1 | 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 #85faaa as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#85faaa reads as vivid, light, clean. 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 #85faaa and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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