# #450d13

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

## Values

- Hex: `#450d13`
- RGB: rgb(69, 13, 19)
- HSL: hsl(354, 68%, 16%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.262 0.084 19.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.016
- Nearest named color: English Breakfast (#441111, Δ 0.928) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/english-breakfast
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/450d13

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #67141c, #891a25, #b02130, #d22839, #dc4756, #e26975, #e98b95, #f0b2b8, #f7d4d8, #fdf6f7
- Shades (toward black): #400c11, #3c0b10, #330a0e, #2f090d, #2b080c, #27070a, #220709, #1a0507, #150406, #110305

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0d453f
- Analogous: #450d2e, #45230d
- Triadic: #13450d, #0d1345
- Split-complementary: #0d4523, #0d2e45
- Tetradic: #2e450d, #0d453f, #230d45

## Colors that go with #450d13

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

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #450d13: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Lamborghini (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lamborghini-com), Squarespace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com), HubSpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hubspot-com), Boeing (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/boeing-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #450d13 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Headspace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com), Chevrolet (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chevrolet-com), Zed (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sienna is #450d13's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: split] — Steel Blue is a split-complement of #450d13: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Hershey's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hersheys-com), Retro Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#retro-pop), Astro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/astro-build), Launch Orange (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#launch-orange). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #450d13 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron), Mid-Century (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#mid-century), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #450d13 in 16 real palettes, including Maple and Heatwave, as the accent. Seen in: Maple (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#maple), Heatwave (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#heatwave), McDonald's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com), Wikipedia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wikipedia-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 17 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Headspace's brand system put Blue beside #450d13, as the accent. Seen in: Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Headspace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com), Readymag (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com), Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #450d13 in 5 real palettes, including ClickUp's brand system and Yahoo's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: ClickUp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-com), Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com), Prepare your taste buds... (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/grubhub-com), Klarna US (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/klarna-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet

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

- On white (#ffffff): 15.91:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.32:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d93646 (4.57:1); AA: background → #8a8a8a (4.61:1); AAA: text → #e4727d (7:1); AAA: background → #adadad (7.09:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Box** — accent #48060a (Δ 1.386) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/box-com

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/450d13-c49d9c-62cb8e-2d241f-f1e9ee?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: "#450d13" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.