Color
#ec6b65
#ec6b65rgb(236, 107, 101)hsl(3, 78%, 66%)oklch(0.683 0.161 24.9)Colors that go with #ec6b65
Cadet Blue, Charcoal and Amber 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 #ec6b65 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 #ec6b65: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Blue beside #ec6b65, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #ec6b65 in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Kiln, as the accent.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
split-complementshippedCornflower Blue is a split-complement of #ec6b65: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #ec6b65 in 4 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Redfin's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #ec6b65: 8 real palettes, including Postman's brand system and PlanetScale's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #ec6b65
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ec6b65 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 3.06:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.86:1 | 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 #ec6b65 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#ec6b65 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 #ec6b65 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ec6b65-c4a39c-62cb9d-2d261f-f1e9ed?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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