Color
#96aec5
#96aec5rgb(150, 174, 197)hsl(209, 29%, 68%)oklch(0.74 0.043 247.3)Colors that go with #96aec5
Charcoal, Sand and Amber 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 for #96aec5: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Sand #c2b280
complementaryshippedSand sits directly opposite #96aec5 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #96aec5 in 4 real palettes, including Blueprint and NBA's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Uber's brand system and Canva's brand system put Blue beside #96aec5, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Estate and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #96aec5, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #96aec5 in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Chalkboard, as the accent.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #96aec5: 5 real palettes, including Dusk and Riverbed, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #96aec5 in 4 real palettes, including JBL's brand system and Riot Games's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #96aec5
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #96aec5 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.29:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.16:1 | 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 #96aec5 as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #96aec5 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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