Color
#ddeb42
#ddeb42rgb(221, 235, 66)hsl(65, 81%, 59%)oklch(0.901 0.183 114.2)Colors that go with #ddeb42
Charcoal, Plum and 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 #ddeb42: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Plum #dda0dd
complementaryshippedPlum sits directly opposite #ddeb42 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Robinhood's brand system and Binance's brand system put Blue beside #ddeb42, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
split-complementshippedCornflower Blue is a split-complement of #ddeb42: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #ddeb42 in 8 real palettes, including Ferrari's brand system and Lay's's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
triadicshippedDeep Sky Blue completes a triad with #ddeb42 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #ddeb42: 7 real palettes, including Ikea's brand system and FIFA's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #ddeb42: 4 real palettes, including Star Wars's brand system and Miro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #ddeb42
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ddeb42 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.31:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 16.04:1 | 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 #ddeb42 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 #ddeb42 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ddeb42-b8bea2-4e88df-262d1f-f1eee9?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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