# #feb372

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

## Values

- Hex: `#feb372`
- RGB: rgb(254, 179, 114)
- HSL: hsl(28, 99%, 72%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.825 0.12 60.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.5453
- Nearest named color: Apricot (#ffb16d, Δ 0.572) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/apricot
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/feb372

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #febb80, #fec08a, #fec99a, #ffcea4, #ffd6b3, #ffdec2, #ffe4cc, #ffecdb, #fff1e6, #fffaf5
- Shades (toward black): #fea04d, #fe8d2a, #fe7d0b, #e46b01, #c15b01, #9d4a01, #7a3901, #5b2b00, #381a00, #140a00

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #71bcfe
- Analogous: #fe7176, #fefa71
- Triadic: #71feb3, #b371fe
- Split-complementary: #71fefa, #7176fe
- Tetradic: #76fe71, #71bcfe, #fa71fe

## Colors that go with #feb372

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 #feb372: 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), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Cornflower Blue** #6495ed [harmony, pool: split] — Cornflower Blue is a split-complement of #feb372: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Webflow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com), Gopro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gopro-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [harmony, pool: complementary] — Deep Sky Blue sits directly opposite #feb372 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), Learning App (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#learning-app), Salesforce (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/salesforce-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #feb372: 5 real palettes, including Coastal and Open House, as the lead colour. Seen in: Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Diner (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#diner), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Forest Floor put Champagne beside #feb372, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #feb372 in 9 real palettes, including Retro Pop and Tequila Sunrise, as the lead colour. Seen in: Retro Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#retro-pop), Tequila Sunrise (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#tequila-sunrise), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), McDonald's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [pool] — Dark Olive Green shows up next to #feb372 in 4 real palettes, including Undergrowth and Farmers Market, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Undergrowth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#undergrowth), Farmers Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#farmers-market), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #feb372: 12 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Campus, as the lead colour. Seen in: Gopro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gopro-com), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus), Amazon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amazon-com), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.76:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #bc5801 (4.63:1); AA: background → #4f4f4f (4.64:1); AAA: text → #8e4301 (7.11:1); AAA: background → #333333 (7.16:1)
- On black (#000000): 11.91:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Dusk Gradient** (sunset, dark, warm, bold) — #ff7b54, #ffb26b, #7c3e8a, #1b1230, #ffefe0 — Orange and peach on indigo-black with a violet — the last five minutes of a sunset, as a dark mode. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff7b54-ffb26b-7c3e8a-1b1230-ffefe0 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/sunset

## 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
- friendly: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/friendly
- clean: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/clean

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/feb372-c4b39c-62cbc9-2d2c1f-f1e9ea?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: "#feb372" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.