Named color
Blindfolded
#5a5e61rgb(90, 94, 97)hsl(206, 4%, 37%)oklch(0.479 0.007 239.9)Blindfolded on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the 2 public brands that use it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with Blindfolded
Cadet Blue, Champagne and Copper 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
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with Blindfolded: 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Darkroom put Champagne beside Blindfolded.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with Blindfolded: 6 real palettes, including Desert Road and Clay & Linen, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with Blindfolded in 5 real palettes, including Gemstone and Codecademy's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Goldenrod #b8860b
shipped4 real palettes, including Cider and Greige put Dark Goldenrod beside Blindfolded, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with Blindfolded: 7 real palettes, including HP's brand system and Campus, as the accent.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with Blindfolded: 4 real palettes, including Fireside and Newsprint, as the lead colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the near-white surface Blindfolded was made for — maximum legibility with no colour cast to argue with.
Real palettes that use Blindfolded
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Blindfolded as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.55:1 | pass | pass | fail |
|
Aaon black | 3.21:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with Blindfolded as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Blindfolded reads as neutral, minimal. 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 #5a5e61 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5a5e61-a2beb0-c859d4-1f2d2b-eaf1e9?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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