Color
#f8d691
#f8d691rgb(248, 214, 145)hsl(40, 88%, 77%)oklch(0.889 0.095 84.4)Colors that go with #f8d691
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 #f8d691 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 #f8d691: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Lilac #c8a2c8
split-complementshippedLilac is a split-complement of #f8d691: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sandy Brown #f4a460
analogousshippedSandy Brown is #f8d691's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Brown #a52a2a
shipped4 real palettes, including Woodsmoke and Garnet put Brown beside #f8d691, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #f8d691: 4 real palettes, including Diner and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #f8d691: 7 real palettes, including Bramble and Clay & Linen, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #f8d691
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #f8d691 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.4:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 15.02:1 | 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 #f8d691 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#f8d691 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 #f8d691 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/f8d691-c4bb9c-62b8cb-2c2d1f-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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