Citrus Grove
Open in tool →Orange, lime leaf and lemon — a citrus palette that reads fresh, for drinks, produce and anything seasonal.
Color
#fcd854
#fcd854
hex
#fcd854rgb
rgb(252, 216, 84)hsl
hsl(47, 97%, 66%)oklch
oklch(0.889 0.152 93.7)Closest name: Mustard Yellow (#ffdb58)Relative luminance 0.7045
Colors that go with #fcd854
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.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
complementaryshippedCornflower Blue sits directly opposite #fcd854 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
split-complementshippedDeep Sky Blue is a split-complement of #fcd854: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #fcd854 in 8 real palettes, including Diner and Wells Fargo's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #fcd854: 8 real palettes, including FIFA's brand system and LEGO's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #fcd854: 5 real palettes, including Star Wars's brand system and Miro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #fcd854 in 4 real palettes, including Streetwear and Google's brand system, as the lead colour.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #fcd854 in 5 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 supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #fcd854
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #fcd854 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.39:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 15.09:1 | 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 #fcd854 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#fcd854 reads as warm, vivid, playful. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #fcd854
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #fcd854 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/fcd854-c4c09c-62abcb-2a2d1f-f1ece9?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