Citrus Grove
Open in tool →Orange, lime leaf and lemon — a citrus palette that reads fresh, for drinks, produce and anything seasonal.
Color
#fdd649
#fdd649
hex
#fdd649rgb
rgb(253, 214, 73)hsl
hsl(47, 98%, 64%)oklch
oklch(0.886 0.158 93.1)Closest name: Anna Banana (#f5d547)Relative luminance 0.6946
Colors that go with #fdd649
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 #fdd649 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 #fdd649: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #fdd649 in 8 real palettes, including Wells Fargo's brand system and Diner, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #fdd649: 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 #fdd649: 6 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 #fdd649 in 4 real palettes, including Streetwear and Google's brand system, as the lead colour.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #fdd649 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 #fdd649
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #fdd649 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.41:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 14.89:1 | 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 #fdd649 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#fdd649 reads as warm, vivid, playful. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #fdd649
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 #fdd649 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/fdd649-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