# #ee3820 A color — warm, vivid, playful, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference). ## Values - Hex: `#ee3820` - RGB: rgb(238, 56, 32) - HSL: hsl(7, 86%, 53%) - OKLCH: oklch(0.621 0.221 31) - Relative luminance: 0.2111 - Nearest named color: Arcade Fire (#ee3311, Δ 0.754) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/arcade-fire - Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold - Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ee3820 ## Tints & shades - Tints (toward white): #f04d38, #f15e4b, #f37362, #f58475, #f6998d, #f8aaa0, #fac0b8, #fbd0cb, #fde6e3, #fef7f6 - Shades (toward black): #e42a11, #cc250f, #b4210e, #9d1d0c, #8a190a, #721509, #5a1107, #420c05, #2b0803, #130301 ## Harmonies - Complementary: #20d6ee - Analogous: #ee206f, #ee9f20 - Triadic: #20ee38, #3820ee - Split-complementary: #20ee9f, #206fee - Tetradic: #6fee20, #20d6ee, #9f20ee ## Colors that go with #ee3820 Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first: - **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #ee3820: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember), Logitech (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/logitech-com), Audi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/audi-com), Tumblr (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tumblr-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal - **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Sea Green completes a triad with #ee3820 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Netflix (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netflix), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Five Guys (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fiveguys-com), Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen - **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: split] — Steel Blue is a split-complement of #ee3820: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Retro Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#retro-pop), Wired (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wired-com), Launch Orange (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#launch-orange), NASCAR (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nascar-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue - **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Cadet Blue sits directly opposite #ee3820 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Diner (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#diner), Alpine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#alpine), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue - **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #ee3820 in 7 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Wired's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com), Wired (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wired-com), McDonald's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com), Heatwave (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#heatwave). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber - **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 9 real palettes, including Doordash's brand system and Glossier's brand system put Blue beside #ee3820, as the accent. Seen in: Doordash (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/doordash-com), Glossier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/glossier-com), native Cybersecurity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crowdstrike-com), Gap (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gap-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue - **Cobalt Blue** #0047ab [pool] — Designers have shipped Cobalt Blue with #ee3820: 4 real palettes, including NASA's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: NASA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nasa-gov), Walgreens (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/walgreens-com), Tide (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tide-com), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cobalt - **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #ee3820: 18 real palettes, including ElevenLabs's brand system and L'Oréal's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: ElevenLabs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/elevenlabs-io), L'Oréal (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loreal-com), YouTube (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/youtube-com), Postman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/postman-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim ## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text) - On white (#ffffff): 4.02:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e42a11 (4.53:1); AA: background → #141414 (4.58:1); AAA: text → #ab1f0d (7.16:1) - On black (#000000): 5.22:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #f36b59 (7.06:1) ## Brands using this color - **Pizza Hut** — primary #ee3124 (Δ 0.928) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pizzahut-com - **Google** — secondary #ea4335 (Δ 1.706) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com - **Hyundai** — secondary #e63312 (Δ 1.929) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hyundaiusa-com ## Fonts for this mood - warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm - playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful - bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold ## Palette tool Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ee3820-c4a59c-62cba4-2d271f-f1e9ec?lock=0&style=vibrant (Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.) ## Connect an agent Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine: - Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp - Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#ee3820" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.