Color
#86da9c
#86da9crgb(134, 218, 156)hsl(136, 53%, 69%)oklch(0.818 0.12 151.4)Colors that go with #86da9c
Plum, Blue and Charcoal 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.
Plum #dda0dd
complementaryshippedPlum sits directly opposite #86da9c on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Uber's brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #86da9c, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #86da9c: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #86da9c in 4 real palettes, including Tiffany & Co.'s brand system and Wise's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Mustard Yellow #ffdb58
shipped4 real palettes, including Fresh Juice and Citrus Grove put Mustard Yellow beside #86da9c, as the supporting colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #86da9c in 4 real palettes, including Docker's brand system and Brilliant's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #86da9c in 22 real palettes, including Rain Garden and Blossom, as the text colour against it.
Wheat #f5deb3
shippedDesigners have shipped Wheat with #86da9c: 5 real palettes, including Mint Chip and Pine & Birch, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #86da9c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #86da9c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.68:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.52:1 | 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 #86da9c as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #86da9c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/86da9c-a2bead-b959d4-1f2d29-ebf1e9?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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