Color
#ef2e5f
#ef2e5frgb(239, 46, 95)hsl(345, 86%, 56%)oklch(0.624 0.224 13.2)Colors that go with #ef2e5f
Cadet Blue, Charcoal and Gold 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 #ef2e5f 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 #ef2e5f: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold is paired with #ef2e5f in 4 real palettes, including Tequila Sunrise and Tabloid, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #ef2e5f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #ef2e5f in 3 real palettes, including Heatwave and Ember, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
triadicshippedDodger Blue completes a triad with #ef2e5f — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Mustard Yellow #ffdb58
shippedMustard Yellow is paired with #ef2e5f in 3 real palettes, including Diner and Crayon Box, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Orange #ffa500
shippedOrange is paired with #ef2e5f in 3 real palettes, including Tequila Sunrise and Sunset Boulevard, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #ef2e5f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ef2e5f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.02:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.23:1 | 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 #ef2e5f as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#ef2e5f 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 #ef2e5f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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