# #feb22f

A color — warm, vivid, playful, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#feb22f`
- RGB: rgb(254, 178, 47)
- HSL: hsl(38, 99%, 59%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.816 0.16 75.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.5312
- Nearest named color: Baklava (#efb435, Δ 2.362) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/baklava
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/feb22f

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #feba43, #fec158, #fec96c, #fed080, #fed894, #ffdda4, #ffe5b8, #ffeccc, #fff4e1, #fffbf5
- Shades (toward black): #fea916, #f49b01, #da8b01, #bc7701, #a26701, #845401, #6b4401, #4c3000, #332000, #140d00

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2f7bfe
- Analogous: #fe4b2f, #e2fe2f
- Triadic: #2ffeb2, #b22ffe
- Split-complementary: #2fe2fe, #4b2ffe
- Tetradic: #2ffe4b, #2f7bfe, #fe2fe2

## Colors that go with #feb22f

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #feb22f: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus), Mint Modern (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#mint-modern), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [harmony, pool: complementary] — Deep Sky Blue sits directly opposite #feb22f on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Mistral AI (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mistral-ai), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Salesforce (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/salesforce-com), Learning App (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#learning-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #feb22f: 4 real palettes, including Open House and Coastal, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Diner (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#diner), Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Midnight Luxe put Champagne beside #feb22f, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Cornflower Blue** #6495ed [pool] — Designers have shipped Cornflower Blue with #feb22f: 6 real palettes, including Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system and Blueprint, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Gopro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gopro-com), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #feb22f in 8 real palettes, including Tequila Sunrise and McDonald's's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Tequila Sunrise (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#tequila-sunrise), McDonald's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com), Wells Fargo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wellsfargo-com), Retro Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#retro-pop). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [pool] — Dark Olive Green shows up next to #feb22f in 4 real palettes, including Farmers Market and Undergrowth, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Farmers Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#farmers-market), Undergrowth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#undergrowth), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), Miro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/miro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #feb22f: 11 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Wikipedia's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Gopro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gopro-com), Wikipedia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wikipedia-org), Warner Bros. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warnerbros-com), Walmart (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/walmart-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 1.81:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a26701 (4.69:1); AA: background → #4f4f4f (4.53:1); AAA: text → #7a4d01 (7.27:1); AAA: background → #303030 (7.31:1)
- On black (#000000): 11.62:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Olympics** — secondary #fcb131 (Δ 0.439) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/olympics-com
- **Mistral AI** — secondary #ffaf01 (Δ 1.226) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mistral-ai
- **Rivian** — accent #ffac00 (Δ 1.577) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rivian-com
- **Rivian** — secondary #ffaa00 (Δ 1.919) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rivian-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Farmers Market** (warm, friendly, vivid) — #d9480f, #5c7c2f, #f2b134, #fffbf0, #2b1d0e — Tomato, leaf and honey — the three colors of a produce stand, warm enough to make anything look fresh. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/d9480f-5c7c2f-f2b134-fffbf0-2b1d0e — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm
- **Sunset Boulevard** (warm, vivid, bold, dark) — #ff6f61, #ffb347, #c9518b, #1a0f1f, #fff3e0 — Coral, apricot and magenta on aubergine — the gradient sunset every event brand wants, decomposed into flat tokens. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff6f61-ffb347-c9518b-1a0f1f-fff3e0 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/feb22f-c4ba9c-62bbcb-2c2d1f-f1ebe9?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#feb22f" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.