# #2e2824

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

## Values

- Hex: `#2e2824`
- RGB: rgb(46, 40, 36)
- HSL: hsl(24, 12%, 16%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.282 0.011 55.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0223
- Nearest named color: Bitter Liquorice (#262926, Δ 1.436) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bitter-liquorice
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/2e2824

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #453c36, #5b5048, #75665c, #8c7a6e, #9f8f84, #b0a49b, #c2b8b2, #d7d0cc, #e9e5e2, #fbfaf9
- Shades (toward black): #2b2522, #28231f, #221e1b, #1f1b19, #1d1916, #1a1614, #171412, #110f0d, #0e0c0b, #0b0a09

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #242a2e
- Analogous: #2e2425, #2e2d24
- Triadic: #242e28, #28242e
- Split-complementary: #242e2d, #24252e
- Tetradic: #252e24, #242a2e, #2d242e

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

- On white (#ffffff): 14.53:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.45:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #837267 (4.57:1); AA: background → #919191 (4.61:1); AAA: text → #a3948a (7.16:1); AAA: background → #b5b5b5 (7.09:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Superhuman** — text #292827 (Δ 1.025) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com
- **Squarespace** — primary #2a2a2a (Δ 1.186) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com
- **Readymag** — text #282828 (Δ 1.26) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com
- **Headspace** — text #2d2c2b (Δ 1.495) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com
- **Astro** — text #2c2c2c (Δ 1.597) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/astro-build
- **Cloudflare** — text #262626 (Δ 1.766) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cloudflare
- **Obsidian** — text #262626 (Δ 1.766) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md
- **Svelte** — text #262626 (Δ 1.766) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/svelte-dev
- **Loom** — text #292a2e (Δ 1.822) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Wellness** (warm, muted, friendly) — #5f8460, #a8896a, #c6633f, #fbf7f2, #2a2320 — Sage and terracotta feel natural and calm — the anti-hospital palette for wellbeing brands. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/5f8460-a8896a-c6633f-fbf7f2-2a2320 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm
- **Homestead** (warm, muted, friendly) — #7b5e3b, #9aa27a, #c96f3a, #f9f5ee, #2f2a24 — Timber and olive for homes that photograph in golden hour; nothing here competes with a good listing photo. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/7b5e3b-9aa27a-c96f3a-f9f5ee-2f2a24 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm
- **Clean Beauty** (minimal, muted, clean) — #7f8f70, #bdb5a6, #b5654d, #f8f6f2, #2e2e2a — Sage and clay on unbleached white — the nothing-to-hide palette for ingredient-led skincare. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/7f8f70-bdb5a6-b5654d-f8f6f2-2e2e2a — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal
- **Olive Grove** (muted, warm, elegant) — #6b6b2e, #a8a670, #a1421f, #f6f3ea, #2c2a22 — Olive and straw with a rust accent — Mediterranean and unhurried; good for food, wine and hospitality. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/6b6b2e-a8a670-a1421f-f6f3ea-2c2a22 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted

## 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/2e2824-c4b19c-62cbc2-2d2b1f-f1e9ea?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: "#2e2824" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.