Color
#a6d85a
#a6d85argb(166, 216, 90)hsl(84, 62%, 60%)oklch(0.822 0.164 127.8)Colors that go with #a6d85a
Charcoal, Plum and Crimson 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 #a6d85a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Plum #dda0dd
complementaryshippedPlum sits directly opposite #a6d85a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #a6d85a in 6 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Diner, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
triadicshippedDeep Sky Blue completes a triad with #a6d85a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #a6d85a: 4 real palettes, including Wikipedia's brand system and Ikea's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #a6d85a in 4 real palettes, including Prime Video's brand system and Star Wars's brand system, as the lead colour.
Mustard Yellow #ffdb58
shipped4 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Meadow put Mustard Yellow beside #a6d85a, as the accent.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #a6d85a in 5 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Gatorade's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #a6d85a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a6d85a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.67:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.59:1 | 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 #a6d85a as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #a6d85a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/a6d85a-afbea2-4e5adf-222d1f-f1f0e9?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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