Color
#c74a23
#c74a23rgb(199, 74, 35)hsl(14, 70%, 46%)oklch(0.574 0.168 37.1)Colors that go with #c74a23
Charcoal, Sea Green and Steel Blue 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 #c74a23: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #c74a23 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #c74a23: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #c74a23 in 7 real palettes, including Trailhead and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Doordash's brand system put Blue beside #c74a23, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #c74a23: 4 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Diner, as the lead colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #c74a23.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #c74a23: 5 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #c74a23
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c74a23 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.74:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.43:1 | 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 #c74a23 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#c74a23 reads as warm, vivid, playful. 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 #c74a23 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/c74a23-c4aa9c-62cbb1-2d291f-f1e9eb?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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