Color
#c85f6d
#c85f6drgb(200, 95, 109)hsl(352, 49%, 58%)oklch(0.616 0.134 13.6)Colors that go with #c85f6d
Cadet Blue, Charcoal 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #c85f6d on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #c85f6d: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicshippedSteel Blue completes a triad with #c85f6d — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #c85f6d in 6 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Trailhead, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Monzo's brand system put Blue beside #c85f6d, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #c85f6d: 5 real palettes, including Pepsi's brand system and NASA's brand system, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #c85f6d in 6 real palettes, including Redfin's brand system and Snyk's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #c85f6d in 4 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Farmers Market, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #c85f6d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c85f6d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.95:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.31:1 | 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 #c85f6d as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#c85f6d 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 #c85f6d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/c85f6d-c49c9d-62cb8a-2d231f-f1e9ee?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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