# #3e312d

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

## Values

- Hex: `#3e312d`
- RGB: rgb(62, 49, 45)
- HSL: hsl(14, 16%, 21%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.326 0.02 37.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0341
- Nearest named color: After Dark (#3c3535, Δ 1.524) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/after-dark
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/3e312d

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #56443e, #6a544d, #82675e, #987a71, #a99089, #b8a49d, #c9bab5, #dbd0cd, #eae3e1, #fbf9f9
- Shades (toward black): #382c29, #352a27, #2f2522, #29211e, #261e1c, #211a18, #1b1513, #15100f, #120e0d, #0c0909

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2d3a3e
- Analogous: #3e2d32, #3e3a2d
- Triadic: #2d3e31, #312d3e
- Split-complementary: #2d3e3a, #2d323e
- Tetradic: #323e2d, #2d3a3e, #3a2d3e

## Colors that go with #3e312d

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 #3e312d 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 #3e312d, 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), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Blush and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #3e312d, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), 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 #3e312d 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), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #3e312d: 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), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 7 real palettes, including Darkroom and Forest Floor put Champagne beside #3e312d, as the surface under it. Seen in: Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Allbirds (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/allbirds-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Chocolate** #d2691e [pool] — Chocolate shows up next to #3e312d 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 #3e312d 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): 12.48:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.68:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8b6e65 (4.52:1); AA: background → #9c9c9c (4.55:1); AAA: text → #a99089 (7.04:1); AAA: background → #c2c2c2 (7.01:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Dunkin'** — primary #3e342f (Δ 0.923) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com
- **Notion** — text #37352f (Δ 1.663) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion

## 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/3e312d-c4aa9c-62cbb1-2d291f-f1e9eb?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: "#3e312d" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.