# #1c0907

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

## Values

- Hex: `#1c0907`
- RGB: rgb(28, 9, 7)
- HSL: hsl(6, 60%, 7%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.17 0.034 28.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0046
- Nearest named color: Asphalt (#130a06, Δ 2.255) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/asphalt
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/1c0907

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #411510, #66211a, #8b2d23, #af392c, #cf4e3f, #d87064, #e19289, #ebb4ad, #f4d5d2, #fdf7f7
- Shades (toward black): #1d0907, #180806, #180806, #180806, #180806, #140705, #140705, #140705, #100504, #100504

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #071a1d
- Analogous: #1d0710, #1d1407
- Triadic: #071d09, #09071d
- Split-complementary: #071d14, #07101d
- Tetradic: #101d07, #071a1d, #14071d

## Colors that go with #1c0907

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

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #1c0907: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com), dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Sea Green completes a triad with #1c0907 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase), Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sienna is #1c0907's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Oatly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oatly-com), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: split] — Steel Blue is a split-complement of #1c0907: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: American Express (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/americanexpress-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Wired (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wired-com), Olympics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/olympics-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #1c0907 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Redfin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/redfin-com), Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Perplexity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/perplexity), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #1c0907 in 17 real palettes, including Ember and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#ember), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 22 real palettes, including Robinhood's brand system and native Cybersecurity's brand system put Blue beside #1c0907, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Robinhood (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/robinhood-com), native Cybersecurity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crowdstrike-com), EA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ea-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #1c0907 in 10 real palettes, including Neobank and Prepare your taste buds...'s brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Neobank (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#neobank), Prepare your taste buds... (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/grubhub-com), Klarna US (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/klarna-com), Taco Bell (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tacobell-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet

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

- On white (#ffffff): 19.24:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.09:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cd4637 (4.53:1); AA: background → #7d7d7d (4.67:1); AAA: text → #db7b70 (7.08:1); AAA: background → #9c9c9c (7.01:1)

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Garnet** (jewel-tones, warm, dark, bold) — #9b1c31, #c2410c, #facc15, #1a0b0f, #fbeaea — Garnet, carnelian and citrine on a wine-black — the warm jewel set for spirits, theatre and jewellery itself. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/9b1c31-c2410c-facc15-1a0b0f-fbeaea — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/jewel-tones

## Fonts for this mood

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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/1c0907-c4a59c-62cba3-2d271f-f1e9ec?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: "#1c0907" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.