Color
#b5d987
#b5d987rgb(181, 217, 135)hsl(86, 52%, 69%)oklch(0.84 0.114 128)Colors that go with #b5d987
Charcoal, Sky Blue and Lilac 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 body-text near-black for #b5d987: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Sky Blue #87ceeb
triadicshippedSky Blue completes a triad with #b5d987 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryshippedLilac sits directly opposite #b5d987 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #b5d987: 4 real palettes, including Coastal and Diner, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #b5d987 in 8 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Diner, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #b5d987: 5 real palettes, including Prime Video's brand system and Astro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #b5d987: 6 real palettes, including FIFA's brand system and Wikipedia's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #b5d987 in 5 real palettes, including Star Wars's brand system and Prime Video's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #b5d987
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b5d987 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.59:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 13.24:1 | 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 #b5d987 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #b5d987 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/b5d987-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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