Newsprint
Open in tool →Ink-black on warm paper with a single red — the broadsheet hierarchy that lets typography lead.
Color
#f8ebde
#f8ebde
hex
#f8ebdergb
rgb(248, 235, 222)hsl
hsl(30, 65%, 92%)oklch
oklch(0.947 0.022 67.6)Closest name: Alpaca (#f9ede2)Relative luminance 0.8465
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #f8ebde as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.17:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 17.93:1 | 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 #f8ebde as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Coffee Bar
Open in tool →Espresso and caramel: a dark-roast palette that photographs latte art beautifully.
Chalkboard
Open in tool →Slate green with chalk cream and a coral — nostalgic without being twee.
Trailhead
Open in tool →Rust, pine and sun — high-visibility earth tones that read at a distance and on a trail sign.
Midnight Luxe
Open in tool →Champagne gold on ink-navy with a violet undertone — hotels and spirits use it because it reads expensive at any size.
Ember
Open in tool →Flame orange on charcoal — the sports and energy palette; one accent yellow for stats and highlights.
Fonts for this mood
#f8ebde reads as warm, vivid, light. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #f8ebde
live endpointPoint any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — generate_palette, check_contrast, analyze_color — read-only, no key. Every palette it proposes comes with a /palettes/new/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #f8ebde and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/f8ebde-c4b59c-62c9cb-2d2c1f-f1eae9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
Machine-readable: color.md