Color
#b96e95
#b96e95rgb(185, 110, 149)hsl(329, 35%, 58%)oklch(0.632 0.107 348.1)Colors that go with #b96e95
Cadet Blue, Charcoal and Taupe 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #b96e95 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #b96e95: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #b96e95 in 14 real palettes, including Blush and Clay & Linen, as the text colour against it.
Olive Drab #6b8e23
split-complementshippedOlive Drab is a split-complement of #b96e95: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #b96e95: 3 real palettes, including Studio Grey and Notion's brand system, as the accent.
Peru #cd853f
shipped3 real palettes, including Kiln and Bakery put Peru beside #b96e95, as the lead colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #b96e95 in 3 real palettes, including Zed's brand system and Ubisoft's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Sea Green #2e8b57
shippedSea Green shows up next to #b96e95 in 3 real palettes, including Next.js's brand system and Wellness, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #b96e95
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b96e95 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.67:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.73:1 | 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 #b96e95 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#b96e95 reads as warm. 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 #b96e95 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/b96e95-c49cac-62cb62-2d1f21-f1e9f1?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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