Color
#a8280b
#a8280brgb(168, 40, 11)hsl(11, 88%, 35%)oklch(0.481 0.168 33.3)Colors that go with #a8280b
Royal Blue, Teal 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.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #a8280b — 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 #a8280b 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 #a8280b in 4 real palettes, including Ember and Maple, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #a8280b in 8 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Wendy's's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #a8280b in 4 real palettes, including Olive Grove and Cider, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #a8280b: 10 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Campbell's's brand system, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #a8280b in 4 real palettes, including Fireside and Harvest, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #a8280b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #a8280b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a8280b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.06:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.97:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #a8280b as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#a8280b reads as warm, vivid, playful. 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 #a8280b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/a8280b-c4a89c-62cbab-2d281f-f1e9ec?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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