# #1c500b

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

## Values

- Hex: `#1c500b`
- RGB: rgb(28, 80, 11)
- HSL: hsl(105, 76%, 18%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.381 0.112 139.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.0601
- Nearest named color: Mysterious Mixture (#0f521a, Δ 1.223) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mysterious-mixture
- Moods: vivid, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/1c500b

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #297510, #369915, #42bc1a, #4fe01f, #6be543, #87ea66, #a4ef8a, #c0f4ae, #dcf9d2, #f8fef6
- Shades (toward black): #1b4c0a, #184309, #163f09, #133607, #113107, #102d06, #0d2405, #0b1f04, #081603, #061202

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #3f0b51
- Analogous: #3f510b, #0b511c
- Triadic: #0b1c51, #510b1c
- Split-complementary: #1c0b51, #510b3f
- Tetradic: #0b3f51, #3f0b51, #511c0b

## Colors that go with #1c500b

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

- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Rolex's brand system and Instacart's brand system put Blue beside #1c500b, as the accent. Seen in: Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com), Instacart (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/instacart-com), Jeep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jeep-com), Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #1c500b in 4 real palettes, including CircleCI's brand system and Chime's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: CircleCI (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/circleci-com), Chime (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chime-com), Neon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/neon-tech), WhatsApp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/whatsapp-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #1c500b: 4 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Garden Wedding, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #1c500b in 8 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Squarespace's brand system, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch), Squarespace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com), Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Chobani (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chobani-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Orchid** #9932cc [harmony: complementary] — Dark Orchid sits directly opposite #1c500b 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
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #1c500b — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Disney (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/disney-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #1c500b — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: MAC Cosmetics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/maccosmetics-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #1c500b wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #1c500b reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.54:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.2:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #2f8712 (4.6:1); AA: background → #b3b3b3 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #3cab17 (7.03:1); AAA: background → #dedede (7.09:1)

## 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/1c500b-a6bea2-754edf-1f2d22-eff1e9?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: "#1c500b" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.