Color
#efc9be
#efc9bergb(239, 201, 190)hsl(13, 60%, 84%)oklch(0.866 0.046 36.7)Colors that go with #efc9be
Charcoal, Lilac and Sandy Brown 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #efc9be: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Lilac #c8a2c8
triadicshippedLilac completes a triad with #efc9be — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sandy Brown #f4a460
analogousshippedSandy Brown is #efc9be's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sky Blue #87ceeb
split-complementshippedSky Blue is a split-complement of #efc9be: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #efc9be in 4 real palettes, including Blueprint and Ember, as the accent.
Brown #a52a2a
shipped4 real palettes, including Woodsmoke and Velvet put Brown beside #efc9be, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #efc9be: 5 real palettes, including Estate and Clean Beauty, as the supporting colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #efc9be: 9 real palettes, including Bramble and Clay & Linen, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #efc9be
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #efc9be as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.53:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 13.77:1 | 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 #efc9be as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#efc9be reads as warm, vivid, light. 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 #efc9be and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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