Color
#c9e2ed
#c9e2edrgb(201, 226, 237)hsl(198, 50%, 86%)oklch(0.898 0.031 226.1)Colors that go with #c9e2ed
Charcoal, Lilac and Sand 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 text near-black for #c9e2ed: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Lilac #c8a2c8
triadicshippedLilac completes a triad with #c9e2ed — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sand #c2b280
split-complementshippedSand is a split-complement of #c9e2ed: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Dark Salmon #e9967a
complementaryshippedDark Salmon sits directly opposite #c9e2ed on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #c9e2ed in 17 real palettes, including Blueprint and Trailhead, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped39 real palettes, including Dropbox's brand system and Binance's brand system put Blue beside #c9e2ed, as the accent.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #c9e2ed in 11 real palettes, including Gemstone and ClickUp's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped6 real palettes, including Nursery and Estate put Blush Pink beside #c9e2ed, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #c9e2ed
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c9e2ed as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.35:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 15.58:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #c9e2ed as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#c9e2ed reads as cool, light, clean. 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 #c9e2ed and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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