Color
#b85e1e
#b85e1ergb(184, 94, 30)hsl(25, 72%, 42%)oklch(0.58 0.137 50.9)Colors that go with #b85e1e
Charcoal, Crimson and Royal 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #b85e1e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #b85e1e's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Royal Blue #4169e1
split-complementshippedRoyal Blue is a split-complement of #b85e1e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Steel Blue #4682b4
complementaryshippedSteel Blue sits directly opposite #b85e1e 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 #b85e1e in 5 real palettes, including Trailhead and Ember, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #b85e1e: 5 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Bramble put Champagne beside #b85e1e.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #b85e1e in 6 real palettes, including Magazine Ochre and Clay & Linen, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #b85e1e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b85e1e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4.51:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.66:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #b85e1e as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#b85e1e 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 #b85e1e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/b85e1e-c4b19c-62cbc4-2d2b1f-f1e9ea?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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