Color
#f08138
#f08138rgb(240, 129, 56)hsl(24, 86%, 58%)oklch(0.715 0.16 50.4)Colors that go with #f08138
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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #f08138: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
split-complementshippedCornflower Blue is a split-complement of #f08138: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
complementaryshippedDeep Sky Blue sits directly opposite #f08138 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #f08138 in 5 real palettes, including Maple and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Sketch's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside #f08138, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #f08138 in 4 real palettes, including Chalkboard and Kiln, as the lead colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #f08138: 5 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Alpine, as the supporting colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped6 real palettes, including Woodsmoke and Coffee Bar put Champagne beside #f08138, as that palette's text colour.
Real palettes that use #f08138
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #f08138 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.66:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 7.9:1 | 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 #f08138 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#f08138 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 #f08138 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/f08138-c4b19c-62cbc2-2d2b1f-f1e9ea?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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