Color
#dddd31
#dddd31rgb(221, 221, 49)hsl(60, 72%, 53%)oklch(0.87 0.177 109.6)Colors that go with #dddd31
Charcoal, Crimson and Deep Sky 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 #dddd31: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #dddd31 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.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
split-complementshippedDeep Sky Blue is a split-complement of #dddd31: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #dddd31 in 10 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Meadow, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Tomato #ff6347
shippedTomato is paired with #dddd31 in 6 real palettes, including Night Market and Crayon Box, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Violet #ee82ee
split-complementshippedViolet is a split-complement of #dddd31: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryLilac sits directly opposite #dddd31 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Deep Pink #ff1493
shippedDeep Pink is paired with #dddd31 in 3 real palettes, including Night Market and JetBrains's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #dddd31
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #dddd31 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.45:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 14.46:1 | 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 #dddd31 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 #dddd31 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/dddd31-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.
Machine-readable: color.md