Color
#978b2b
#978b2brgb(151, 139, 43)hsl(53, 56%, 38%)oklch(0.629 0.115 102.1)Colors that go with #978b2b
Charcoal, Dodger Blue and Champagne 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 body-text near-black for #978b2b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
split-complementshippedDodger Blue is a split-complement of #978b2b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including Bramble and Coffee Bar put Champagne beside #978b2b, as that palette's text colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #978b2b in 6 real palettes, including Cider and Clay & Linen, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #978b2b: 7 real palettes, including Guinness's brand system and Dusk, as the accent.
Hunter Green #355e3b
shippedHunter Green is paired with #978b2b in 5 real palettes, including Rolex's brand system and Bookshop, as the lead colour.
Saddle Brown #8b4513
shippedDesigners have shipped Saddle Brown with #978b2b: 5 real palettes, including Cider and Homestead, as the lead colour.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped6 real palettes, including Atelier and Greige put Slate Gray beside #978b2b, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #978b2b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #978b2b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.47:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.04:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #978b2b as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#978b2b 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 #978b2b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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