Color
#b979ae
#b979aergb(185, 121, 174)hsl(310, 31%, 60%)oklch(0.66 0.106 333.1)Colors that go with #b979ae
Charcoal, Emerald Green 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #b979ae: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Emerald Green #50c878
shippedEmerald Green is paired with #b979ae in 4 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Meadow, as the accent.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #b979ae in 9 real palettes, including Dusk and Blush, as the text colour against it.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryCadet Blue sits directly opposite #b979ae on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #b979ae: 3 real palettes, including Dusk and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the lead colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #b979ae in 3 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Noir Beauty, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped3 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Plaid's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #b979ae, as the text colour against it.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shippedTwo real palettes: Blush and Estate put Blush Pink beside #b979ae, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #b979ae
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b979ae as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.28:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.41:1 | 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 #b979ae as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#b979ae 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 #b979ae and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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