Color
#efdec3
#efdec3rgb(239, 222, 195)hsl(37, 58%, 85%)oklch(0.907 0.04 79.5)Colors that go with #efdec3
Charcoal, Lilac and Plum 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 #efdec3: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryshippedLilac sits directly opposite #efdec3 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Plum #dda0dd
triadicshippedPlum completes a triad with #efdec3 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sky Blue #87ceeb
split-complementshippedSky Blue is a split-complement of #efdec3: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #efdec3 in 17 real palettes, including Ember and Trailhead, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped37 real palettes, including Binance's brand system and Dropbox's brand system put Blue beside #efdec3, as the accent.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #efdec3 in 11 real palettes, including Gemstone and ClickUp's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped5 real palettes, including Estate and Nursery put Blush Pink beside #efdec3, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #efdec3
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #efdec3 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.32:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 15.91:1 | 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 #efdec3 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#efdec3 reads as warm, light, clean. 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 #efdec3 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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