Color
#cccade
#cccadergb(204, 202, 222)hsl(246, 23%, 83%)oklch(0.847 0.028 290.4)Colors that go with #cccade
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 text near-black that reads cleanly against #cccade without the hard edge of pure #000.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #cccade in 4 real palettes, including Blueprint and Salesforce's brand system, as the accent.
Brown #a52a2a
shipped4 real palettes, including Woodsmoke and Velvet put Brown beside #cccade, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #cccade in 4 real palettes, including Coastal and Velvet, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #cccade: 4 real palettes, including Estate and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #cccade: 5 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Bramble, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #cccade in 5 real palettes, including Cartier's brand system and Frost & Ember, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #cccade in 5 real palettes, including Oatmeal and Forest Floor, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #cccade
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cccade as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.61:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 13.07:1 | 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 #cccade as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#cccade reads as cool, muted, light. 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 #cccade and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/cccade-a59cc4-dfa74e-271f2d-e9ecf1?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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