# #201820

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

## Values

- Hex: `#201820`
- RGB: rgb(32, 24, 32)
- HSL: hsl(300, 14%, 11%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.222 0.02 326.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0106
- Nearest named color: Night Demons (#201b20, Δ 1.072) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/night-demons
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/201820

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #3a2c3a, #513d51, #6c516c, #866586, #9c7c9c, #ae93ae, #c2aec2, #d5c8d5, #e7dfe7, #fbf9fb
- Shades (toward black): #1d161d, #1d161d, #1a141a, #171217, #171217, #140f14, #110d11, #0f0b0f, #0f0b0f, #0c090c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #182018
- Analogous: #1c1820, #20181c
- Triadic: #202018, #182020
- Split-complementary: #1c2018, #18201c
- Tetradic: #201c18, #182018, #181c20

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

- On white (#ffffff): 17.31:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.21:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8c698c (4.51:1); AA: background → #828282 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #a98ea9 (7.13:1); AAA: background → #a6a6a6 (7.11:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Pinterest** — text #211922 (Δ 0.513) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pinterest-com
- **Allbirds** — primary #241c24 (Δ 1.707) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/allbirds-com
- **JetBrains** — text #19191c (Δ 1.726) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com
- **Spline** — text #191a1d (Δ 1.733) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spline-design
- **Warp** — text #1a1522 (Δ 1.837) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev
- **N26** — text #1b1b1b (Δ 1.95) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-com
- **Netlify** — text #181a1c (Δ 1.997) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Ink & Paper** (minimal, editorial, clean) — #1b1b1b, #6e6e6e, #1e40af, #fcfbf7 — Two greys and one ink-blue link color: the palette of a well-set book page. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/1b1b1b-6e6e6e-1e40af-fcfbf7 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal
- **Console Light** (technical, clean, light) — #2563eb, #52525b, #16a34a, #fafafa, #18181b — A sober docs palette: one blue for interactive, one green for success, zinc greys for everything else. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/2563eb-52525b-16a34a-fafafa-18181b — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical
- **Graphite** (technical, muted, dark, modern) — #a1a1aa, #71717a, #f59e0b, #18181b, #f4f4f5 — A greyscale system with a single amber — the accent does all the work, so allow one per screen. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/a1a1aa-71717a-f59e0b-18181b-f4f4f5 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical
- **Learning App** (playful, vivid, friendly) — #58cc02, #1cb0f6, #ff9600, #ffffff, #1c1c1c — Green, blue and orange at full saturation: the gamified-learning look, where every color is a reward. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/58cc02-1cb0f6-ff9600-ffffff-1c1c1c — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful

## 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/201820-c19fbd-95cb62-2d1f27-ede9f1?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: "#201820" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.