# #231c10

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

## Values

- Hex: `#231c10`
- RGB: rgb(35, 28, 16)
- HSL: hsl(38, 37%, 10%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.231 0.024 80.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.0123
- Nearest named color: Burnt Coffee (#271b10, Δ 0.88) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burnt-coffee
- Moods: warm, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/231c10

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #42351f, #624e2d, #7e653a, #9d7e48, #b5955e, #c4aa7e, #d2bf9d, #dfd1b9, #ede6d9, #fcfaf8
- Shades (toward black): #1f190e, #1f190e, #1c160d, #1c160d, #18140b, #15110a, #15110a, #110e08, #110e08, #0e0b06

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #101723
- Analogous: #231310, #202310
- Triadic: #10231c, #1c1023
- Split-complementary: #102023, #131023
- Tetradic: #102313, #101723, #231020

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

- On white (#ffffff): 16.87:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.25:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8c7040 (4.51:1); AA: background → #858585 (4.57:1); AAA: text → #b29157 (7.08:1); AAA: background → #a8a8a8 (7.09:1)

## Brands using this color

- **BrandSweets** — text #241c14 (Δ 0.737) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Magazine Ochre** (editorial, warm, muted) — #b45309, #6b5b45, #0f766e, #f7f3ec, #1f1a14 — Ochre and walnut on unbleached stock, with teal as the counterpoint — a features-section palette with some heat in it. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/b45309-6b5b45-0f766e-f7f3ec-1f1a14 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial
- **Farmers Market** (warm, friendly, vivid) — #d9480f, #5c7c2f, #f2b134, #fffbf0, #2b1d0e — Tomato, leaf and honey — the three colors of a produce stand, warm enough to make anything look fresh. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/d9480f-5c7c2f-f2b134-fffbf0-2b1d0e — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm
- **Trailhead** (warm, bold, vivid) — #c2410c, #365314, #fbbf24, #f4efe6, #1f1a12 — Rust, pine and sun — high-visibility earth tones that read at a distance and on a trail sign. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/c2410c-365314-fbbf24-f4efe6-1f1a12 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm
- **Saffron** (warm, vivid, elegant) — #d97706, #7c2d12, #0f766e, #fffaf0, #2a1b0c — Saffron and clove with a teal counterpoint — spice-market warmth, balanced so it doesn't go orange everywhere. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/d97706-7c2d12-0f766e-fffaf0-2a1b0c — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- 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/231c10-c4ba9c-62bbcb-2c2d1f-f1ebe9?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: "#231c10" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.