Color
#ea4a10
#ea4a10rgb(234, 74, 16)hsl(16, 87%, 49%)oklch(0.63 0.205 36.9)Colors that go with #ea4a10
Cadet Blue, Charcoal and Dodger 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #ea4a10 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #ea4a10: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
split-complementshippedDodger Blue is a split-complement of #ea4a10: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #ea4a10 in 5 real palettes, including Ember and Heatwave, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Glossier's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside #ea4a10, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #ea4a10: 12 real palettes, including Postman's brand system and PlanetScale's brand system, as the accent.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #ea4a10: 4 real palettes, including Ember and Nintendo's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #ea4a10 in 8 real palettes, including Streetwear and Tequila Sunrise, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #ea4a10
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ea4a10 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.83:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.49:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #ea4a10 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#ea4a10 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 #ea4a10 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ea4a10-c4ab9c-62cbb4-2d291f-f1e9eb?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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