Color
#cd515d
#cd515drgb(205, 81, 93)hsl(354, 55%, 56%)oklch(0.601 0.157 17.4)Colors that go with #cd515d
Charcoal, Steel Blue and Amber 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 #cd515d: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #cd515d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #cd515d in 5 real palettes, including Trailhead and Maple, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system put Blue beside #cd515d, as the supporting colour.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #cd515d in 4 real palettes, including Gemstone and Twitch's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #cd515d: 4 real palettes, including Diner and Clean Beauty, as the supporting colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #cd515d in 5 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Farmers Market, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #cd515d: 15 real palettes, including Postman's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #cd515d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cd515d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.26:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.93:1 | 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 #cd515d as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#cd515d 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 #cd515d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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