Color
#f8f520
#f8f520rgb(248, 245, 32)hsl(59, 94%, 55%)oklch(0.942 0.199 108.8)Colors that go with #f8f520
Lilac, Charcoal and Crimson 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.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryshippedLilac sits directly opposite #f8f520 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #f8f520: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #f8f520 in 4 real palettes, including Lay's's brand system and Tequila Sunrise, as the accent.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #f8f520 in 4 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Citrus Grove, as the text colour against it.
Tomato #ff6347
shipped4 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Night Market put Tomato beside #f8f520, as the lead colour.
Violet #ee82ee
split-complementshippedViolet is a split-complement of #f8f520: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
split-complementshippedDeep Sky Blue is a split-complement of #f8f520: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped3 real palettes, including Robinhood's brand system and Bumble's brand system put Blue beside #f8f520, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #f8f520
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #f8f520 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.16:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 18.07:1 | 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 #f8f520 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#f8f520 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 #f8f520 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/f8f520-bbbea2-4e96df-272d1f-f1ede9?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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