Color
#86274a
#86274argb(134, 39, 74)hsl(338, 55%, 34%)oklch(0.43 0.132 2)Colors that go with #86274a
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 #86274a 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 #86274a, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #86274a in 11 real palettes, including Blush and Cider, as that palette's text colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped3 real palettes, including Bramble and Darkroom put Champagne beside #86274a, as the text colour against it.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #86274a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #86274a: 3 real palettes, including Bramble and Chipotle's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #86274a in 3 real palettes, including Lenovo's brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #86274a: 3 real palettes, including Hinge's brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #86274a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #86274a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.74:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.4:1 | 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 #86274a as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#86274a reads as warm. 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 #86274a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/86274a-c49ca6-62cb72-2d201f-f1e9f0?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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