Color
#f5d280
#f5d280rgb(245, 210, 128)hsl(42, 85%, 73%)oklch(0.876 0.108 87.1)Colors that go with #f5d280
Charcoal, Deep Sky Blue and Lilac 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.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
split-complementshippedDeep Sky Blue is a split-complement of #f5d280: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryshippedLilac sits directly opposite #f5d280 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #f5d280: 4 real palettes, including Diner and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #f5d280: 6 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #f5d280 in 8 real palettes, including Diner and Wells Fargo's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #f5d280 in 6 real palettes, including Miro's brand system and Farmers Market, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #f5d280: 11 real palettes, including FIFA's brand system and McDonald's's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #f5d280
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #f5d280 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.46:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 14.41:1 | 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 #f5d280 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#f5d280 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 #f5d280 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/f5d280-c4bc9c-62b4cb-2b2d1f-f1ebe9?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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