Color
#a8a061
#a8a061rgb(168, 160, 97)hsl(53, 29%, 52%)oklch(0.698 0.084 102)Colors that go with #a8a061
Charcoal, Blue and Blush Pink 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 #a8a061: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Lexus's brand system and League of Legends's brand system put Blue beside #a8a061, as the supporting colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Estate and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #a8a061, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #a8a061 in 4 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Kiln, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
triadicshippedCadet Blue completes a triad with #a8a061 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped6 real palettes, including Darkroom and Forest Floor put Champagne beside #a8a061, as the surface under it.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #a8a061: 6 real palettes, including Bakery and Riverbed, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #a8a061 in 6 real palettes, including Olive Grove and Forest Floor, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #a8a061
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Contrast
| #a8a061 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.67:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 7.87:1 | 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 #a8a061 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#a8a061 reads as warm, muted, editorial. 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 #a8a061 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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