Color
#9de8ec
#9de8ecrgb(157, 232, 236)hsl(183, 68%, 77%)oklch(0.883 0.074 200.1)Colors that go with #9de8ec
Charcoal, Lilac and Dark Salmon 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 #9de8ec: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Lilac #c8a2c8
split-complementshippedLilac is a split-complement of #9de8ec: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Dark Salmon #e9967a
complementaryshippedDark Salmon sits directly opposite #9de8ec 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 #9de8ec in 4 real palettes, including Salesforce's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent.
Brown #a52a2a
shipped4 real palettes, including Woodsmoke and Velvet put Brown beside #9de8ec, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #9de8ec in 5 real palettes, including Coastal and Chalkboard, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #9de8ec: 6 real palettes, including Coastal and Estate, as the lead colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #9de8ec: 7 real palettes, including Dusk and Bramble, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #9de8ec
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #9de8ec as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.38:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 15.19:1 | 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 #9de8ec as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#9de8ec reads as cool, vivid, light. 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 #9de8ec and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/9de8ec-a2b9be-d4598e-1f262d-e9f1ee?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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