Color
#de462b
#de462brgb(222, 70, 43)hsl(9, 73%, 52%)oklch(0.608 0.193 32.4)Colors that go with #de462b
Charcoal, Sea Green and Steel 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 #de462b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #de462b — 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 #de462b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #de462b in 5 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Trailhead, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Doordash's brand system and Glossier's brand system put Blue beside #de462b, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #de462b: 4 real palettes, including Diner and Alpine, as the supporting colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #de462b in 4 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #de462b: 16 real palettes, including Postman's brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #de462b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #de462b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.19:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.02:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #de462b as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#de462b 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 #de462b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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