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Named color
Angry Pasta
#ffcc55
hex
#ffcc55rgb
rgb(255, 204, 85)hsl
hsl(42, 100%, 67%)oklch
oklch(0.869 0.145 85.4)Relative luminance 0.651
Angry Pasta on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the 2 public brands that use it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with Angry Pasta
Charcoal, Cornflower Blue and Deep Sky Blue 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
complementaryshippedCornflower Blue sits directly opposite Angry Pasta on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
split-complementshippedDeep Sky Blue is a split-complement of Angry Pasta: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with Angry Pasta in 8 real palettes, including Wells Fargo's brand system and Diner, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with Angry Pasta: 11 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with Angry Pasta: 5 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Star Wars's brand system, as the lead colour.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with Angry Pasta in 4 real palettes, including Olympics's brand system and Undergrowth, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and FIFA's brand system put Midnight Blue beside Angry Pasta, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use Angry Pasta
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Angry Pasta as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.5:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 14.02:1 | 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 Angry Pasta as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
Angry Pasta reads as warm, vivid, playful. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around Angry Pasta
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #ffcc55 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/ffcc55-c4bc9c-62b4cb-2b2d1f-f1ebe9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
Machine-readable: color.md