Color
#ffde70
#ffde70rgb(255, 222, 112)hsl(46, 100%, 72%)oklch(0.907 0.134 92.9)Colors that go with #ffde70
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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #ffde70: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
complementaryshippedCornflower Blue sits directly opposite #ffde70 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 #ffde70: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #ffde70 in 7 real palettes, including Lay's's brand system and Diner, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #ffde70: 7 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 #ffde70: 5 real palettes, including Star Wars's brand system and Miro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including FIFA's brand system and American Eagle's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #ffde70, as the lead colour.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #ffde70 in 4 real palettes, including Streetwear and Google's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #ffde70
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ffde70 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.32:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 15.93:1 | 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 #ffde70 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#ffde70 reads as warm, vivid, light. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
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 #ffde70 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ffde70-c4bf9c-62adcb-2a2d1f-f1ece9?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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