Color
#fbc979
#fbc979rgb(251, 201, 121)hsl(37, 94%, 73%)oklch(0.863 0.113 78.1)Colors that go with #fbc979
Charcoal, Deep Sky Blue and Cadet 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.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
complementaryshippedDeep Sky Blue sits directly opposite #fbc979 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #fbc979: 4 real palettes, including Coastal and Diner, as the lead colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #fbc979: 6 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #fbc979 in 8 real palettes, including Diner and Wells Fargo's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #fbc979 in 6 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Miro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #fbc979: 13 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #fbc979: 5 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Heatwave, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #fbc979
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #fbc979 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.53:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 13.73:1 | 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 #fbc979 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#fbc979 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 #fbc979 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/fbc979-c4b99c-62bdcb-2c2d1f-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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