# #10850a

A color — vivid, dark, luxury, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#10850a`
- RGB: rgb(16, 133, 10)
- HSL: hsl(117, 86%, 28%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.536 0.177 142.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.1691
- Nearest named color: Fine Pine (#008800, Δ 1.041) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/fine-pine
- Moods: vivid, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/10850a

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #14a60c, #18c70f, #1ce811, #38ef2e, #58f250, #77f471, #97f792, #b7f9b3, #d6fcd4, #f6fef6
- Shades (toward black): #0f7b09, #0d6d08, #0c6407, #0a5506, #094c06, #084205, #063404, #052b03, #031c02, #021301

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #7f0a85
- Analogous: #4e850a, #0a8541
- Triadic: #0a1085, #850a10
- Split-complementary: #410a85, #850a4e
- Tetradic: #0a4e85, #7f0a85, #85410a

## Colors that go with #10850a

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #10850a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Xbox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/xbox-com), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com), Console Light (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#console-light). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #10850a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Five Guys (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fiveguys-com), Netflix (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netflix). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #10850a: 5 real palettes, including Xbox's brand system and Intel's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Xbox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/xbox-com), Intel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/intel-com), Jack Daniel's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jackdaniels-com), Netflix (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netflix). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #10850a in 7 real palettes, including Instacart's brand system and Acer's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Instacart (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/instacart-com), Acer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/acer-com), Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com), 7-Eleven (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/7-eleven-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Orchid** #9932cc [harmony: complementary] — Dark Orchid sits directly opposite #10850a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkorchid
- **Medium Violet Red** #c71585 [harmony, pool: split] — Medium Violet Red is a split-complement of #10850a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Bun (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bun-sh). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumvioletred
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Instacart's brand system and Kia's brand system put Blue beside #10850a, as the accent. Seen in: Instacart (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/instacart-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com), Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #10850a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Jack Daniel's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jackdaniels-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.79:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #0c6407 (7.39:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.38:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #118a0a (4.66:1); AA: background → #fafafa (4.59:1); AAA: text → #15af0d (7.17:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Converse** — accent #138410 (Δ 0.419) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/converse-com
- **Instacart** — secondary #108910 (Δ 1.201) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/instacart-com

## Fonts for this mood

- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/10850a-a2bea4-924edf-1f2d25-edf1e9?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: "#10850a" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.