Color
#d6052f
#d6052frgb(214, 5, 47)hsl(348, 95%, 43%)oklch(0.554 0.222 22.4)Colors that go with #d6052f
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Steel 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 #d6052f: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #d6052f — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #d6052f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #d6052f 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 #d6052f in 4 real palettes, including Maple and Wired's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #d6052f, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #d6052f: 11 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Amazon's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #d6052f in 7 real palettes, including Lay's's brand system and Tabloid, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #d6052f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #d6052f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.35:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.92:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #d6052f as the background.
Brands using this color
- Cartieraccent · #d50032 · Δ0.494
- Five Guyssecondary · #d21033 · Δ0.825
- Tim Hortonssecondary · #d0142c · Δ1.265
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.656
- Coinbasedanger · #cf202f · Δ1.707
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.723
- GitHubdanger · #cf222e · Δ1.859
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.983
Fonts for this mood
#d6052f 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 #d6052f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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