# #453031

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

## Values

- Hex: `#453031`
- RGB: rgb(69, 48, 49)
- HSL: hsl(357, 18%, 23%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.334 0.031 15.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.036
- Nearest named color: Brown Coffee (#4a2c2a, Δ 1.566) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brown-coffee
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/453031

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #5d4142, #724f51, #8a6062, #9d7274, #ad8a8b, #bc9fa0, #cdb7b8, #dbcccd, #ece4e4, #fbf9f9
- Shades (toward black): #3f2c2d, #392829, #332424, #2d1f20, #2a1d1e, #24191a, #1e1515, #181111, #120d0d, #0c0809

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #304544
- Analogous: #45303c, #453a30
- Triadic: #314530, #303145
- Split-complementary: #30453a, #303c45
- Tetradic: #3c4530, #304544, #3a3045

## Colors that go with #453031

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

- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Sea Green completes a triad with #453031 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom), Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness), Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sienna is #453031's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Steel Blue completes a triad with #453031 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Astro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/astro-build), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Discover (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discover-com), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #453031 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Mid-Century (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#mid-century), N26 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-com), Stanley (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stanley1913-com), Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #453031 in 6 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] — 13 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #453031, 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 #453031, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Rain Garden (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#rain-garden). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #453031 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #453031 reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 12.21:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.72:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #96696b (4.53:1); AA: background → #9e9e9e (4.56:1); AAA: text → #b08d8e (7.05:1); AAA: background → #c7c7c7 (7.22:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Dunkin'** — primary #3e342f (Δ 1.895) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com

## 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/453031-c49f9c-62cb93-2d251f-f1e9ed?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: "#453031" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.