Color
#fa0509
#fa0509rgb(250, 5, 9)hsl(359, 96%, 50%)oklch(0.62 0.253 28.9)Colors that go with #fa0509
Charcoal, Steel Blue and Amber 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 #fa0509: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #fa0509: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #fa0509 in 5 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Heatwave, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including native Cybersecurity's brand system and Gap's brand system put Blue beside #fa0509, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #fa0509: 13 real palettes, including ElevenLabs's brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #fa0509: 6 real palettes, including Databricks's brand system and Figma's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #fa0509 in 8 real palettes, including Paddle's brand system and Phantom: The money app that'll take you placesLogo PhantomLogo PhantomLogo Phantom's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Nintendo's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #fa0509, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #fa0509
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #fa0509 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.13:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.09:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #fa0509 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#fa0509 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 #fa0509 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/fa0509-c4a09c-62cb96-2d251f-f1e9ed?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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