Color
#efcc3e
#efcc3ergb(239, 204, 62)hsl(48, 85%, 59%)oklch(0.852 0.156 94.6)Colors that go with #efcc3e
Charcoal, Cornflower Blue and Deep 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.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
complementaryshippedCornflower Blue sits directly opposite #efcc3e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
split-complementshippedDeep Sky Blue is a split-complement of #efcc3e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #efcc3e in 9 real palettes, including Tabloid and McDonald's's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #efcc3e: 11 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #efcc3e: 5 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Miro's brand system, as the lead colour.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #efcc3e in 4 real palettes, including Olympics's brand system and Heineken's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and FIFA's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #efcc3e, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #efcc3e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #efcc3e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.57:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 13.38:1 | 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 #efcc3e as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#efcc3e 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 #efcc3e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/efcc3e-c4c09c-62aacb-2a2d1f-f1ece9?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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