Color
#de2012
#de2012rgb(222, 32, 18)hsl(4, 85%, 47%)oklch(0.576 0.222 29.8)Colors that go with #de2012
Charcoal, Royal Blue and 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #de2012: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #de2012 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #de2012 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #de2012: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #de2012 in 7 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Wired's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Doordash's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #de2012, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #de2012: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #de2012 in 5 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #de2012
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #de2012 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.86:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.32:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #de2012 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ0.901
- McDonald'ssecondary · #da291c · Δ0.928
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.143
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.144
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.207
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.26
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.307
- WWEsecondary · #e40707 · Δ1.389
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.498
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.571
- Netflixprimary · #e50914 · Δ1.579
- JBLsecondary · #df2d00 · Δ1.584
- Burger Kingprimary · #d62300 · Δ1.736
- Vodafoneprimary · #e60000 · Δ1.736
- Vodafoneaccent · #e60000 · Δ1.736
- Nintendosecondary · #e60012 · Δ1.829
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.878
- Walgreenssecondary · #e62600 · Δ1.96
Fonts for this mood
#de2012 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 #de2012 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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