Color
#fdfd49
#fdfd49rgb(253, 253, 73)hsl(60, 98%, 64%)oklch(0.964 0.189 109.5)Colors that go with #fdfd49
Taupe, Tomato and Lilac 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.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #fdfd49 in 4 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Citrus Grove, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Tomato #ff6347
shippedTomato is paired with #fdfd49 in 4 real palettes, including Crayon Box and Night Market, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Lilac #c8a2c8
complementaryLilac sits directly opposite #fdfd49 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #fdfd49: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #fdfd49 in 3 real palettes, including Tequila Sunrise and Diner, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Violet #ee82ee
split-complementViolet is a split-complement of #fdfd49: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
split-complementDeep Sky Blue is a split-complement of #fdfd49: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Deep Pink #ff1493
shippedDeep Pink is paired with #fdfd49 in two real palettes: Arcade and Night Market, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #fdfd49
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #fdfd49 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.09:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 19.32:1 | 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 #fdfd49 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #fdfd49 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/fdfd49-bbbea2-4e94df-272d1f-f1ede9?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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