Blueprint
Open in tool →Cyan and indigo on navy is the developer-tool look; amber is the only warm note, so it always reads as 'attention'.
Color
#fec32f
#fec32f
hex
#fec32frgb
rgb(254, 195, 47)hsl
hsl(43, 99%, 59%)oklch
oklch(0.848 0.163 84.6)Closest name: Amber (#ffbf00)Relative luminance 0.6031
Colors that go with #fec32f
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 #fec32f 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 #fec32f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #fec32f in 5 real palettes, including Tabloid and Diner, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #fec32f: 8 real palettes, including Walmart's brand system and Warner Bros.'s brand system, as the lead colour.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #fec32f in 4 real palettes, including Heatwave and Brex's brand system, as the lead colour.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #fec32f: 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Chalkboard, as the supporting colour.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped5 real palettes, including Noir Beauty and Campus put Slate Gray beside #fec32f, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #fec32f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #fec32f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.61:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 13.06:1 | 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 #fec32f as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#fec32f reads as warm, vivid, playful. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #fec32f
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 #fec32f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/fec32f-c4bd9c-62b2cb-2b2d1f-f1ebe9?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