# #342a28

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

## Values

- Hex: `#342a28`
- RGB: rgb(52, 42, 40)
- HSL: hsl(10, 13%, 18%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.296 0.015 31.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0254
- Nearest named color: Smoky Charcoal (#34282c, Δ 1.144) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/smoky-charcoal
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/342a28

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #4b3d3a, #624f4b, #79625d, #90746f, #a28b86, #b4a19d, #c5b7b4, #d7cdcb, #e9e3e2, #fbf9f9
- Shades (toward black): #312826, #2b2321, #28211f, #231c1b, #201a18, #1d1716, #171312, #141010, #0e0c0b, #0c0909

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #283234
- Analogous: #34282c, #343028
- Triadic: #28342a, #2a2834
- Split-complementary: #283430, #282c34
- Tetradic: #2c3428, #283234, #302834

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

- On white (#ffffff): 13.93:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.51:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8a706a (4.61:1); AA: background → #949494 (4.59:1); AAA: text → #a8938f (7.24:1); AAA: background → #b8b8b8 (7.02:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Headspace** — text #2d2c2b (Δ 1.368) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com
- **Astro** — text #2c2c2c (Δ 1.554) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/astro-build
- **Squarespace** — primary #2a2a2a (Δ 1.86) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **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
- **Blush** (light, warm, elegant) — #d4867a, #e9c2b8, #7a4a4a, #fdf4f1, #3a2a2a — Rose and skin tones on a pink-white surface — soft focus, flattering, unmistakably beauty. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/d4867a-e9c2b8-7a4a4a-fdf4f1-3a2a2a — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light
- **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/342a28-c4a79c-62cbaa-2d281f-f1e9ec?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: "#342a28" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.