Color
#b97990
#b97990rgb(185, 121, 144)hsl(338, 31%, 60%)oklch(0.649 0.085 356.6)Colors that go with #b97990
Charcoal, Cadet Blue and Saddle Brown 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 #b97990: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #b97990 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Saddle Brown #8b4513
shippedDesigners have shipped Saddle Brown with #b97990: 4 real palettes, including Bakery and Homestead, as the lead colour.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped4 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Riverbed put Slate Gray beside #b97990, as the supporting colour.
Tan #d2b48c
shippedTan is paired with #b97990 in 4 real palettes, including Sepia Mono and Clean Beauty, as the accent.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #b97990 in 24 real palettes, including Blush and Kiln, as the text colour against it.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
split-complementshippedMedium Sea Green is a split-complement of #b97990: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped3 real palettes, including Blush and Estate put Blush Pink beside #b97990, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #b97990
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b97990 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.39:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.2:1 | 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 #b97990 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#b97990 reads as warm, muted, editorial. 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 #b97990 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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