Color
#df111f
#df111frgb(223, 17, 31)hsl(356, 86%, 47%)oklch(0.573 0.227 26.7)Colors that go with #df111f
Charcoal, Royal Blue 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 #df111f: 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 #df111f — 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 #df111f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #df111f in 5 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Maple, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Blue #0000ff
shippedBlue is paired with #df111f in 8 real palettes, including native Cybersecurity's brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #df111f in 14 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDodger Blue is paired with #df111f in 5 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Replit's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold is paired with #df111f in 7 real palettes, including Lay's's brand system and Tabloid, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #df111f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #df111f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.96:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.24:1 | 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 #df111f as the background.
Brands using this color
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ0.397
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ0.903
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ0.935
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ0.971
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ1.086
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.13
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.135
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.245
- Netflixprimary · #e50914 · Δ1.255
- WWEsecondary · #e40707 · Δ1.338
- Nintendosecondary · #e60012 · Δ1.414
- Pinterestaccent · #e60023 · Δ1.418
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.657
- Burberrysecondary · #d5151f · Δ1.994
Fonts for this mood
#df111f 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 #df111f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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