Color
#df1620
#df1620rgb(223, 22, 32)hsl(357, 82%, 48%)oklch(0.574 0.226 26.9)Colors that go with #df1620
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 #df1620: 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 #df1620 — 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 #df1620: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #df1620 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 native Cybersecurity's brand system and Doordash's brand system put Blue beside #df1620, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #df1620: 5 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #df1620: 18 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #df1620: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #df1620
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #df1620 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.91:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.27:1 | 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 #df1620 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ0.523
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ0.707
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.05
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.094
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.107
- Pinterestprimary · #e40424 · Δ1.138
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.165
- Target : Expect More. Pay Less.primary · #dc142c · Δ1.195
- Netflixprimary · #e50914 · Δ1.234
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ1.291
- WWEsecondary · #e40707 · Δ1.336
- Nintendosecondary · #e60012 · Δ1.431
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.433
- Pinterestaccent · #e60023 · Δ1.452
- KFCprimary · #e4002b · Δ1.556
- KFCsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.556
- NASCARsecondary · #e4002b · Δ1.556
- Wells Fargoprimary · #d71e28 · Δ1.581
- McDonald'ssecondary · #da291c · Δ1.648
- Vodafoneprimary · #e60000 · Δ1.704
- Vodafoneaccent · #e60000 · Δ1.704
Fonts for this mood
#df1620 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 #df1620 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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