Color
#e6dead
#e6deadrgb(230, 222, 173)hsl(52, 53%, 79%)oklch(0.895 0.065 99.8)Colors that go with #e6dead
Charcoal, Lilac and Sand 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 #e6dead: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryshippedLilac sits directly opposite #e6dead on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Sand #c2b280
analogousshippedSand is #e6dead's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sky Blue #87ceeb
split-complementshippedSky Blue is a split-complement of #e6dead: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #e6dead in 6 real palettes, including Ember and Trailhead, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Bumble's brand system and Dropbox's brand system put Blue beside #e6dead, as the supporting colour.
Brown #a52a2a
shipped4 real palettes, including Woodsmoke and Typewriter put Brown beside #e6dead, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #e6dead: 7 real palettes, including Diner and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #e6dead
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #e6dead as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.36:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 15.42:1 | 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 #e6dead as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#e6dead reads as warm, 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 #e6dead and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/e6dead-c4c39c-4ea7df-292d1f-f1ece9?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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