Color
#8d601b
#8d601brgb(141, 96, 27)hsl(36, 68%, 33%)oklch(0.525 0.1 73)Colors that go with #8d601b
Denim, Champagne and Hunter Green 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.
Denim #1560bd
complementaryshippedDenim sits directly opposite #8d601b on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped6 real palettes, including Bramble and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #8d601b, as that palette's text colour.
Hunter Green #355e3b
shippedHunter Green is paired with #8d601b in 6 real palettes, including Bookshop and Darkroom, as the accent.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #8d601b: 7 real palettes, including Homestead and Olive Grove, as the supporting colour.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped5 real palettes, including Atelier and Clay & Linen put Slate Gray beside #8d601b, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #8d601b in 23 real palettes, including Homestead and Chipotle's brand system, as that palette's text colour.
Teal #008080
split-complementshippedTeal is a split-complement of #8d601b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #8d601b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #8d601b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #8d601b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.5:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.82:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #8d601b as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#8d601b reads as warm, vivid, playful. 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 #8d601b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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