Color
#ecec79
#ecec79rgb(236, 236, 121)hsl(60, 75%, 70%)oklch(0.92 0.138 108.8)Colors that go with #ecec79
Charcoal, Sage Green and Taupe 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.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedSage Green is paired with #ecec79 in 4 real palettes, including Resort and Polaroid, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #ecec79 in 14 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Nursery, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Tomato #ff6347
shippedTomato is paired with #ecec79 in 5 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Fresh Juice, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryLilac sits directly opposite #ecec79 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #ecec79 in 3 real palettes, including Diner and Tequila Sunrise, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Light Pink #ffb6c1
shippedLight Pink is paired with #ecec79 in 3 real palettes, including Pastel Pop and Macaron, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Peru #cd853f
shippedPeru is paired with #ecec79 in 3 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Kiln, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #ecec79
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ecec79 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.25:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 16.84:1 | 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 #ecec79 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#ecec79 reads as vivid, 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 #ecec79 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ecec79-bbbea2-4e94df-272d1f-f1ede9?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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