Resort
Open in tool →Terracotta, eucalyptus and sand — a sun-washed palette that feels like linen.
Color
#edd497
#edd497
hex
#edd497rgb
rgb(237, 212, 151)hsl
hsl(43, 70%, 76%)oklch
oklch(0.877 0.083 88.2)Closest name: Beige (#e6daa6)Relative luminance 0.6733
Colors that go with #edd497
Charcoal, Lilac and 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.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryshippedLilac sits directly opposite #edd497 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Sky Blue #87ceeb
split-complementshippedSky Blue is a split-complement of #edd497: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Brown #a52a2a
shipped4 real palettes, including Velvet and Woodsmoke put Brown beside #edd497, as the lead colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #edd497: 5 real palettes, including Coastal and Diner, as the lead colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #edd497: 8 real palettes, including Bramble and Clay & Linen, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #edd497: 6 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #edd497 in 9 real palettes, including Diner and Wells Fargo's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #edd497
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #edd497 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.45:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 14.47:1 | 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 #edd497 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#edd497 reads as warm, vivid, light. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #edd497
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #edd497 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/edd497-c4bd9c-62b2cb-2b2d1f-f1ebe9?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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