Color
#dcdc09
#dcdc09rgb(220, 220, 9)hsl(60, 92%, 45%)oklch(0.866 0.188 109.8)Colors that go with #dcdc09
Charcoal, Deep Sky Blue and Lilac 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 #dcdc09: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
split-complementshippedDeep Sky Blue is a split-complement of #dcdc09: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryshippedLilac sits directly opposite #dcdc09 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedCornflower Blue is paired with #dcdc09 in 4 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #dcdc09 in 5 real palettes, including Lay's's brand system and Tequila Sunrise, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #dcdc09 in 5 real palettes, including Ikea's brand system and FIFA's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #dcdc09 in 4 real palettes, including Phantom: The money app that'll take you placesLogo PhantomLogo PhantomLogo Phantom's brand system and Paddle's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Steel Blue #4682b4
shippedSteel Blue is paired with #dcdc09 in 4 real palettes, including Dollar General's brand system and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #dcdc09 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.47:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 14.28:1 | 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 #dcdc09 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #dcdc09 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/dcdc09-bbbea2-4e94df-272d1f-f1ede9?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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