Color
#d9080f
#d9080frgb(217, 8, 15)hsl(358, 93%, 44%)oklch(0.558 0.226 28.3)Colors that go with #d9080f
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 #d9080f: 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 #d9080f — 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 #d9080f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #d9080f 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 #d9080f in 7 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Wired's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #d9080f, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #d9080f: 5 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #d9080f in 4 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #d9080f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #d9080f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.26:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.99:1 | 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 #d9080f as the background.
Brands using this color
- M&M'ssecondary · #d70100 · Δ0.697
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ0.773
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ0.931
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ0.936
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.046
- Ferrariprimary · #d40000 · Δ1.251
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.513
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.557
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.68
- Burger Kingprimary · #d62300 · Δ1.783
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.828
- Behanceaccent · #d00d00 · Δ1.918
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.962
Fonts for this mood
#d9080f 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
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