Named color
Gin
#d9dfcdrgb(217, 223, 205)hsl(80, 22%, 84%)oklch(0.894 0.025 121.9)Gin on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the 4 public brands that use it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with Gin
Charcoal, Amber and 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 text near-black that reads cleanly against Gin without the hard edge of pure #000.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with Gin in 21 real palettes, including Blueprint and Ember, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped47 real palettes, including Dropbox's brand system and Binance's brand system put Blue beside Gin, as the accent.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with Gin in 12 real palettes, including Gemstone and ClickUp's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Nursery and Rain Garden put Blush Pink beside Gin, as the lead colour.
Brown #a52a2a
shipped5 real palettes, including Woodsmoke and Typewriter put Brown beside Gin, as the accent.
Burgundy #800020
shipped5 real palettes, including Candlelight and Heinz's brand system put Burgundy beside Gin, as the lead colour.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with Gin in 7 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Kiln, as the accent.
Real palettes that use Gin
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Gin as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.36:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 15.39:1 | 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 Gin as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Gin reads as muted, light, minimal. 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 #d9dfcd and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/d9dfcd-b1bea2-4e64df-232d1f-f1f0e9?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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