Color
#f98006
#f98006rgb(249, 128, 6)hsl(30, 95%, 50%)oklch(0.724 0.18 54.1)Colors that go with #f98006
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 #f98006: 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 #f98006: 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 #f98006 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 #f98006 in 5 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Maple, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Sketch's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside #f98006, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #f98006 in 4 real palettes, including Chalkboard and Kiln, as the lead colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #f98006: 4 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Alpine, as the supporting colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #f98006 in 4 real palettes, including Forest Floor and Undergrowth, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #f98006
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #f98006 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.59:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.12:1 | 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 #f98006 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#f98006 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 #f98006 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/f98006-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.
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