Color
#df1b01
#df1b01rgb(223, 27, 1)hsl(7, 99%, 44%)oklch(0.575 0.226 30.7)Colors that go with #df1b01
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 #df1b01: 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 #df1b01 — 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 #df1b01 — 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 #df1b01: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #df1b01 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 #df1b01, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #df1b01: 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 #df1b01 in 4 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Magazine Ochre, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #df1b01
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #df1b01 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.89:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.29:1 | 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 #df1b01 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Formula 1secondary · #e10600 · Δ0.924
- Pinterestsecondary · #dd0e0e · Δ1.11
- WWEsecondary · #e40707 · Δ1.205
- Lenovosecondary · #e1251b · Δ1.225
- McDonald'ssecondary · #da291c · Δ1.374
- MAC Cosmeticssecondary · #da1717 · Δ1.428
- Vodafoneprimary · #e60000 · Δ1.504
- Vodafoneaccent · #e60000 · Δ1.504
- Netflixprimary · #e50914 · Δ1.548
- JBLsecondary · #df2d00 · Δ1.606
- Toyotasecondary · #e10a1d · Δ1.634
- Codecademyaccent · #dc2626 · Δ1.673
- State Farmprimary · #d62311 · Δ1.729
- Burger Kingprimary · #d62300 · Δ1.748
- Lay'saccent · #df2027 · Δ1.751
- Nintendosecondary · #e60012 · Δ1.756
- Walgreenssecondary · #e62600 · Δ1.893
- Budweiserprimary · #dc041c · Δ1.997
Fonts for this mood
#df1b01 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 #df1b01 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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