# Summer color palettes

Looking for a summer palette? These 5 are hand-picked — pool blue, citrus and coral at full brightness, with a deep cool text colour to keep it grown-up — each with role tokens, AA-checked text contrast, and a one-line note on why it works. Open one in the palette tool to lock what you like and regenerate the rest.

- Page: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/summer
- Count: 5

## Palettes

### Lido

- Slug: `lido`
- Hexes: #00a6c7, #ff6b6b, #ffd166, #ffffff, #12303a
- Roles: primary #00a6c7, secondary #ff6b6b, accent #ffd166, surface #ffffff, text #12303a
- Text on surface: 13.91:1
- Moods: summer, vivid, light, playful
- Why: Pool blue, watermelon and sun on white — the poolside summer set; the deep teal text keeps it from going juvenile.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/00a6c7-ff6b6b-ffd166-ffffff-12303a
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/00a6c7, https://brandsweets.com/colors/ff6b6b, https://brandsweets.com/colors/ffd166, https://brandsweets.com/colors/ffffff, https://brandsweets.com/colors/12303a

### Citrus Grove

- Slug: `citrus-grove`
- Hexes: #f28c28, #8bc34a, #ffd23f, #fffcf2, #2c2410
- Roles: primary #f28c28, secondary #8bc34a, accent #ffd23f, surface #fffcf2, text #2c2410
- Text on surface: 14.97:1
- Moods: summer, warm, vivid, friendly
- Why: Orange, lime leaf and lemon — a citrus palette that reads fresh, for drinks, produce and anything seasonal.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/f28c28-8bc34a-ffd23f-fffcf2-2c2410
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/f28c28, https://brandsweets.com/colors/8bc34a, https://brandsweets.com/colors/ffd23f, https://brandsweets.com/colors/fffcf2, https://brandsweets.com/colors/2c2410

### Beach Hut

- Slug: `beach-hut`
- Hexes: #2e86ab, #f6bd60, #f28482, #fbfcfd, #1b2a38
- Roles: primary #2e86ab, secondary #f6bd60, accent #f28482, surface #fbfcfd, text #1b2a38
- Text on surface: 14.25:1
- Moods: summer, light, clean, cool
- Why: Sea blue with sun-bleached yellow and a coral — striped-canvas summer, softened so it works on a screen.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/2e86ab-f6bd60-f28482-fbfcfd-1b2a38
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/2e86ab, https://brandsweets.com/colors/f6bd60, https://brandsweets.com/colors/f28482, https://brandsweets.com/colors/fbfcfd, https://brandsweets.com/colors/1b2a38

### Heatwave

- Slug: `heatwave`
- Hexes: #ff4d00, #ffb800, #0091ff, #fff9f0, #231205
- Roles: primary #ff4d00, secondary #ffb800, accent #0091ff, surface #fff9f0, text #231205
- Text on surface: 17.29:1
- Moods: summer, warm, bold, vivid
- Why: Blaze orange and hot yellow with one cold blue — the high-noon palette; use the blue where the eye needs to rest.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff4d00-ffb800-0091ff-fff9f0-231205
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ff4d00, https://brandsweets.com/colors/ffb800, https://brandsweets.com/colors/0091ff, https://brandsweets.com/colors/fff9f0, https://brandsweets.com/colors/231205

### Lagoon

- Slug: `lagoon`
- Hexes: #06b6d4, #14b8a6, #fde68a, #ffffff, #134e4a
- Roles: primary #06b6d4, secondary #14b8a6, accent #fde68a, surface #ffffff, text #134e4a
- Text on surface: 9.48:1
- Moods: ocean, vivid, light, summer
- Why: Turquoise and teal with a sand-yellow on white — shallow tropical water; the deep teal text is the reef.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/06b6d4-14b8a6-fde68a-ffffff-134e4a
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/06b6d4, https://brandsweets.com/colors/14b8a6, https://brandsweets.com/colors/fde68a, https://brandsweets.com/colors/ffffff, https://brandsweets.com/colors/134e4a

## Palette tool

Every tool URL is the palette's state: `/palettes/new/<hex>-<hex>-<hex>-<hex>-<hex>?lock=0,2&style=vibrant`. Hand a link to a human, let them lock and regenerate, and read `lock=` back from the link they return.

## Connect an agent

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

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `list_palettes` (e.g. `list_palettes({ mood: "summer" })`), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry/seed → curated-first, with rationale), `generate_palette`, `analyze_color`, `check_contrast`.