Color
#af5e12
#af5e12rgb(175, 94, 18)hsl(29, 81%, 38%)oklch(0.566 0.132 56.1)Colors that go with #af5e12
Royal Blue, Steel Blue 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
split-complementshippedRoyal Blue is a split-complement of #af5e12: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Steel Blue #4682b4
complementaryshippedSteel Blue sits directly opposite #af5e12 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 #af5e12 in 4 real palettes, including Trailhead and Ember, as the accent.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Bramble put Champagne beside #af5e12.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #af5e12: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #af5e12 in 6 real palettes, including Magazine Ochre and BrandSweets's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #af5e12: 7 real palettes, including Dyson's brand system and Etsy's brand system, as the accent.
Hunter Green #355e3b
shippedHunter Green is paired with #af5e12 in 5 real palettes, including Desert Road and Trailhead, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #af5e12
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #af5e12 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.74:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.43:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #af5e12 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#af5e12 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 #af5e12 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/af5e12-c4b49c-62cbcb-2d2c1f-f1e9e9?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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