Color
#aaea57
#aaea57rgb(170, 234, 87)hsl(86, 78%, 63%)oklch(0.865 0.188 129.6)Colors that go with #aaea57
Blue, Crimson and Gold 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.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Robinhood's brand system and MongoDB's brand system put Blue beside #aaea57, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #aaea57 in 6 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Lay's's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #aaea57 in 5 real palettes, including Prime Video's brand system and Star Wars's brand system, as the lead colour.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #aaea57 in 5 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Gatorade's brand system, as the lead colour.
Plum #dda0dd
complementaryPlum sits directly opposite #aaea57 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Violet #ee82ee
split-complementshippedViolet is a split-complement of #aaea57: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Lilac #c8a2c8
split-complementshippedLilac is a split-complement of #aaea57: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #aaea57: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #aaea57
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #aaea57 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.44:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 14.62:1 | 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 #aaea57 as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #aaea57 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/aaea57-afbea2-4e56df-212d1f-f1f1e9?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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