Color
#b6502b
#b6502brgb(182, 80, 43)hsl(16, 62%, 44%)oklch(0.556 0.142 39.6)Colors that go with #b6502b
Crimson, Sea Green and Steel 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.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #b6502b's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #b6502b — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #b6502b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #b6502b 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 #b6502b in 4 real palettes, including Trailhead and Ember, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #b6502b, as the accent.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped6 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #b6502b.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #b6502b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #b6502b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b6502b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.03:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.17:1 | 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 #b6502b as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#b6502b 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 #b6502b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/b6502b-c4ab9c-62cbb4-2d291f-f1e9eb?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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