Color
#bc6265
#bc6265rgb(188, 98, 101)hsl(358, 40%, 56%)oklch(0.602 0.116 19)Colors that go with #bc6265
Charcoal, Amber and 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 #bc6265: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #bc6265 in 5 real palettes, including Trailhead and Ember, as the accent.
Brown #a52a2a
shipped4 real palettes, including Garnet and Woodsmoke put Brown beside #bc6265, as the lead colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #bc6265: 5 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Bramble and Coffee Bar put Champagne beside #bc6265, as that palette's text colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #bc6265 in 5 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Magazine Ochre, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #bc6265: 10 real palettes, including Dusk and Etsy's brand system, as the lead colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #bc6265: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #bc6265
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #bc6265 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.14:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.07:1 | 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 #bc6265 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#bc6265 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 #bc6265 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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