Color
#cef165
#cef165rgb(206, 241, 101)hsl(75, 83%, 67%)oklch(0.906 0.17 121.7)Colors that go with #cef165
Plum, Blue and Charcoal 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.
Plum #dda0dd
complementaryshippedPlum sits directly opposite #cef165 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Robinhood's brand system and Snapchat's brand system put Blue beside #cef165, as the supporting colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #cef165: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #cef165 in 8 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Lay's's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #cef165: 5 real palettes, including Ikea's brand system and FIFA's brand system, as the accent.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #cef165 in 5 real palettes, including Wise's brand system and Heineken's brand system, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #cef165 in 10 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Calvin Klein's brand system, as the text colour against it.
Tomato #ff6347
shipped4 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Night Market put Tomato beside #cef165, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #cef165
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cef165 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.28:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 16.39:1 | 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 #cef165 as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #cef165 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/cef165-b4bea2-4e70df-242d1f-f1efe9?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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