Color
#b2bdb4
#b2bdb4rgb(178, 189, 180)hsl(131, 8%, 72%)oklch(0.787 0.017 151)Colors that go with #b2bdb4
Charcoal, Champagne and Copper 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 text near-black that reads cleanly against #b2bdb4 without the hard edge of pure #000.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Bramble put Champagne beside #b2bdb4, as that palette's text colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #b2bdb4: 5 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Desert Road, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #b2bdb4 in 4 real palettes, including Cartier's brand system and Frost & Ember, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #b2bdb4 in 4 real palettes, including Oatmeal and Olive Grove, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #b2bdb4: 5 real palettes, including Max's brand system and Calm's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #b2bdb4: 4 real palettes, including Open House and Fitbit's brand system, as the lead colour.
Eggplant #614051
shippedEggplant shows up next to #b2bdb4 in 4 real palettes, including Sepia Mono and Bramble, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #b2bdb4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b2bdb4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.94:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 10.83:1 | 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 #b2bdb4 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#b2bdb4 reads as muted, light, minimal. 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 #b2bdb4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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