# #38342e

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

## Values

- Hex: `#38342e`
- RGB: rgb(56, 52, 46)
- HSL: hsl(36, 10%, 20%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.327 0.012 78.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.0349
- Nearest named color: Graphite (#383428, Δ 1.013) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/graphite
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/38342e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #4f4940, #655e53, #797063, #8f8576, #a1998c, #b3ada2, #c6c1b9, #d6d2cd, #e8e6e3, #fafaf9
- Shades (toward black): #322f29, #302c27, #2a2722, #272420, #221f1c, #1c1a17, #191715, #141210, #11100e, #0b0a09

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2e3238
- Analogous: #382f2e, #37382e
- Triadic: #2e3834, #342e38
- Split-complementary: #2e3738, #2f2e38
- Tetradic: #2e382f, #2e3238, #382e37

## Colors that go with #38342e

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #38342e in 7 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Beach Hut, as the lead colour. Seen in: McDonald's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Wikipedia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wikipedia-org), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 14 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #38342e, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Minecraft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/minecraft-net), Headspace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com), Readymag (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Blush put Blush Pink beside #38342e, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Rain Garden (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#rain-garden), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #38342e in 5 real palettes, including Polaroid and Chalkboard, as the accent. Seen in: Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #38342e: 9 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Coastal, as the lead colour. Seen in: Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 7 real palettes, including Darkroom and Sweetgreen's brand system put Champagne beside #38342e, as the surface under it. Seen in: Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), Allbirds (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/allbirds-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Chocolate** #d2691e [pool] — Chocolate shows up next to #38342e in 4 real palettes, including Homestead and Wellness, as the accent. Seen in: Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness), Postman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/postman-com), Farmers Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#farmers-market). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/chocolate
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the near-white surface #38342e was made for — maximum legibility with no colour cast to argue with. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/whitesmoke

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

- On white (#ffffff): 12.36:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.7:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7e7567 (4.63:1); AA: background → #9c9c9c (4.5:1); AAA: text → #9f9689 (7.2:1); AAA: background → #c4c4c4 (7.09:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Notion** — text #37352f (Δ 0.339) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion
- **Dunkin'** — primary #3e342f (Δ 1.126) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com
- **Minecraft** — primary #313131 (Δ 1.827) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/minecraft-net
- **Minecraft** — text #313131 (Δ 1.827) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/minecraft-net

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Polaroid** (vintage, light, muted, friendly) — #e08e79, #8fb3a9, #e9c46a, #fbf7ef, #33302c — Washed coral, faded aqua and a mustard — the 1970s film look, desaturated so it feels found rather than designed. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/e08e79-8fb3a9-e9c46a-fbf7ef-33302c — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vintage

## 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/38342e-c4b99c-62bfcb-2d2d1f-f1eae9?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: "#38342e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.