Color
#cdd317
#cdd317rgb(205, 211, 23)hsl(62, 80%, 46%)oklch(0.835 0.181 111.8)Colors that go with #cdd317
Charcoal, Deep Sky Blue and Cornflower 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 #cdd317: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
split-complementshippedDeep Sky Blue is a split-complement of #cdd317: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #cdd317: 4 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #cdd317 in 5 real palettes, including Tabloid and Lay's's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #cdd317: 6 real palettes, including Ikea's brand system and Wikipedia's brand system, as the accent.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #cdd317 in 4 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Paddle's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
shippedDesigners have shipped Steel Blue with #cdd317: 4 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #cdd317 in 8 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Polaroid, as the text colour against it.
Real palettes that use #cdd317
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cdd317 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.62:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.93:1 | 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 #cdd317 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #cdd317 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/cdd317-babea2-4e8fdf-272d1f-f1eee9?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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