Color
#db6114
#db6114rgb(219, 97, 20)hsl(23, 83%, 47%)oklch(0.635 0.172 46)Colors that go with #db6114
Cadet Blue, Charcoal and Dodger 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
split-complementshippedCadet Blue is a split-complement of #db6114: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #db6114: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
split-complementshippedDodger Blue is a split-complement of #db6114: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Red #ff0000
analogousshippedRed is #db6114's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Steel Blue #4682b4
complementaryshippedSteel Blue sits directly opposite #db6114 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 #db6114 in 8 real palettes, including Ember and Maple, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Glossier's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside #db6114, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #db6114 in 4 real palettes, including Kiln and Coffee Bar, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #db6114
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #db6114 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.66:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.73:1 | 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 #db6114 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#db6114 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 #db6114 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/db6114-c4b09c-62cbc0-2d2b1f-f1e9ea?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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