Color
#a4512d
#a4512drgb(164, 81, 45)hsl(18, 57%, 41%)oklch(0.531 0.12 42.9)Colors that go with #a4512d
Crimson, Sea Green and Teal 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.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #a4512d's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #a4512d — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #a4512d 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 #a4512d in 4 real palettes, including Ember and Trailhead, as the accent.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #a4512d.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #a4512d in 6 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Olive Grove.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #a4512d: 10 real palettes, including Dyson's brand system and Etsy's brand system, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #a4512d: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #a4512d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a4512d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.54:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.79:1 | 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 #a4512d as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#a4512d 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 #a4512d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/a4512d-c4ad9c-62cbb8-2d291f-f1e9eb?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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