Color
#def5bd
#def5bdrgb(222, 245, 189)hsl(85, 74%, 85%)oklch(0.939 0.077 126)Colors that go with #def5bd
Charcoal, Lilac and Plum 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 #def5bd: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryshippedLilac sits directly opposite #def5bd on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Plum #dda0dd
split-complementshippedPlum is a split-complement of #def5bd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sand #c2b280
analogousshippedSand is #def5bd's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sky Blue #87ceeb
triadicshippedSky Blue completes a triad with #def5bd — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Blue #0000ff
shipped37 real palettes, including Dropbox's brand system and Alaska Airlines's brand system put Blue beside #def5bd, as the accent.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #def5bd in 11 real palettes, including Gemstone and ClickUp's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #def5bd
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #def5bd as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.17:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 17.9:1 | 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 #def5bd as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#def5bd reads as vivid, light, clean. 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 #def5bd and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/def5bd-afbea2-4e58df-212d1f-f1f0e9?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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