Brand color
Clerk Secondary
#ef4444rgb(239, 68, 68)hsl(0, 84%, 60%)oklch(0.637 0.208 25.3)Clerk Secondary on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the 4 public brands that use it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with Clerk Secondary
Charcoal, Steel Blue and Cadet 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 Clerk Secondary: 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 Clerk Secondary: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite Clerk Secondary 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 Clerk Secondary in 7 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Heatwave, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Glossier's brand system put Blue beside Clerk Secondary, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with Clerk Secondary: 5 real palettes, including NASA's brand system and Tide's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with Clerk Secondary: 16 real palettes, including ElevenLabs's brand system and Postman's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with Clerk Secondary: 7 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Databricks's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use Clerk Secondary
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Clerk Secondary as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.76:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.58:1 | 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 Clerk Secondary as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Clerk Secondary reads as warm, vivid, playful. 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 #ef4444 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ef4444-c4a19c-62cb98-2d251f-f1e9ed?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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