Color
#aecd3c
#aecd3crgb(174, 205, 60)hsl(73, 59%, 52%)oklch(0.799 0.169 120.9)Colors that go with #aecd3c
Cornflower Blue, Deep Sky Blue and Charcoal 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.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
split-complementshippedCornflower Blue is a split-complement of #aecd3c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
triadicshippedDeep Sky Blue completes a triad with #aecd3c — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #aecd3c: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #aecd3c in 5 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Tabloid, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #aecd3c in 5 real palettes, including 7-Eleven's brand system and Forest Floor, as the supporting colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #aecd3c in 4 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Learning App, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #aecd3c: 6 real palettes, including Wikipedia's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Hunter Green #355e3b
shippedHunter Green is paired with #aecd3c in 4 real palettes, including Trailhead and Fireside, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #aecd3c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #aecd3c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.81:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 11.6:1 | 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 #aecd3c 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 #aecd3c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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