Color
#ecc113
#ecc113rgb(236, 193, 19)hsl(48, 85%, 50%)oklch(0.825 0.166 92.2)Colors that go with #ecc113
Charcoal, Cornflower Blue and Deep Sky 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.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
complementaryshippedCornflower Blue sits directly opposite #ecc113 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
split-complementshippedDeep Sky Blue is a split-complement of #ecc113: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #ecc113 in 5 real palettes, including Tabloid and Diner, as the lead colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #ecc113 in 4 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Miro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #ecc113: 8 real palettes, including Wikipedia's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #ecc113: 4 real palettes, including Heatwave and PostHog's brand system, as the accent.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #ecc113 in 4 real palettes, including Heatwave and Brex's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #ecc113
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ecc113 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.72:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.2:1 | 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 #ecc113 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#ecc113 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 #ecc113 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ecc113-c4c09c-62aacb-2a2d1f-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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