Color
#db8a8d
#db8a8drgb(219, 138, 141)hsl(358, 53%, 70%)oklch(0.718 0.099 17.4)Colors that go with #db8a8d
Cadet Blue, Charcoal and Light Sea Green 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 #db8a8d: 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 #db8a8d: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Light Sea Green #20b2aa
complementaryshippedLight Sea Green sits directly opposite #db8a8d on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Blush and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #db8a8d, as the supporting colour.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #db8a8d in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Chalkboard, as the accent.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including Darkroom and Bramble put Champagne beside #db8a8d, as the surface under it.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #db8a8d: 5 real palettes, including Bakery and Riverbed, as the accent.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
triadicshippedCornflower Blue completes a triad with #db8a8d — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #db8a8d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #db8a8d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.61:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.03:1 | 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 #db8a8d as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#db8a8d reads as warm, light, clean. 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 #db8a8d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/db8a8d-c49f9c-62cb95-2d251f-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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