# #1d1111

A color — warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#1d1111`
- RGB: rgb(29, 17, 17)
- HSL: hsl(0, 26%, 9%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.194 0.02 19.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.007
- Nearest named color: Italian Roast (#221111, Δ 1.155) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/italian-roast
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/1d1111

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #3a2222, #573333, #744444, #915555, #a86b6b, #b78585, #c8a2a2, #d9bfbf, #eadcdc, #fbf9f9
- Shades (toward black): #1d1111, #1a0f0f, #1a0f0f, #160d0d, #160d0d, #130b0b, #130b0b, #100909, #100909, #0d0808

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #111d1d
- Analogous: #1d1117, #1d1711
- Triadic: #111d11, #11111d
- Split-complementary: #111d17, #11171d
- Tetradic: #171d11, #111d1d, #17111d

## Colors that go with #1d1111

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 text near-black that reads cleanly against #1d1111 without the hard edge of pure #000. Seen in: PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com), 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #1d1111 in 18 real palettes, including Ember and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#ember), Lemon Squeezy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lemonsqueezy-com), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 22 real palettes, including native Cybersecurity's brand system and EA's brand system put Blue beside #1d1111, as the accent. Seen in: 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), Unity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unity-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #1d1111 in 10 real palettes, including Prepare your taste buds...'s brand system and Klarna US's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: 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), Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Cartier's brand system and Graphite Mono put Blush Pink beside #1d1111, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Garnet and State Farm's brand system put Brown beside #1d1111, as the lead colour. Seen in: Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brown
- **Burgundy** #800020 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Mailchimp's brand system and Qatar Airways's brand system put Burgundy beside #1d1111, as the accent. Seen in: Mailchimp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com), Qatar Airways (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qatarairways-com), Candlelight (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#candlelight), Rare Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rarebeauty-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #1d1111 in 6 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Velvet, as the accent. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood

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

- On white (#ffffff): 18.41:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.14:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a46565 (4.63:1); AA: background → #808080 (4.66:1); AAA: text → #bb8b8b (7.18:1); AAA: background → #a1a1a1 (7.13:1)

## Brands using this color

- **PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment** — primary #181416 (Δ 1.485) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Coffee Bar** (dark, warm, luxury) — #c58b4a, #8a6a55, #e5c48a, #1e1512, #f3e9dd — Espresso and caramel: a dark-roast palette that photographs latte art beautifully. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/c58b4a-8a6a55-e5c48a-1e1512-f3e9dd — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark
- **Bramble** (autumn, muted, elegant, dark) — #6b2d3e, #9a6f3c, #c8a97e, #1e1519, #f2e9e4 — Blackberry and bark with a wheat highlight on a plum-black surface — late-autumn, quiet, slightly gothic. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/6b2d3e-9a6f3c-c8a97e-1e1519-f2e9e4 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/autumn

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- editorial: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/editorial
- elegant: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/elegant
- 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/1d1111-c4a19c-62cb98-2d251f-f1e9ed?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: "#1d1111" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.
