Color
#fcde5a
#fcde5argb(252, 222, 90)hsl(49, 96%, 67%)oklch(0.902 0.152 96.4)Colors that go with #fcde5a
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 #fcde5a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
complementaryshippedCornflower Blue sits directly opposite #fcde5a 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 #fcde5a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #fcde5a in 5 real palettes, including Lay's's brand system and Diner, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #fcde5a: 6 real palettes, including FIFA's brand system and Ikea's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #fcde5a in 4 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.
Sky Blue #87ceeb
shippedSky Blue is paired with #fcde5a in 4 real palettes, including Pastel Pop and Oatly's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
shippedDesigners have shipped Steel Blue with #fcde5a: 4 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Dollar General's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #fcde5a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #fcde5a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.33:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 15.74:1 | 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 #fcde5a as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#fcde5a 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 #fcde5a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/fcde5a-c4c19c-4eaedf-2a2d1f-f1ece9?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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