# #480415

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

## Values

- Hex: `#480415`
- RGB: rgb(72, 4, 21)
- HSL: hsl(345, 89%, 15%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.26 0.098 14.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.0152
- Nearest named color: English Breakfast (#441111, Δ 2.497) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/english-breakfast
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/480415

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #6f0621, #9a092d, #c10b39, #e70d44, #f33061, #f5567e, #f77d9c, #faa3b9, #fccfda, #fef5f8
- Shades (toward black): #430414, #3f0412, #3a0311, #350310, #30030e, #27020b, #22020a, #1d0208, #180107, #130106

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #044837
- Analogous: #480437, #481504
- Triadic: #154804, #041548
- Split-complementary: #044815, #043748
- Tetradic: #374804, #044837, #150448

## Colors that go with #480415

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 #480415: 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), HubSpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hubspot-com), Squarespace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/squarespace-com), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #480415 — 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), Nokia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nokia-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Rust** #b7410e [harmony, pool: analogous] — Rust is #480415'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), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Trailhead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#trailhead), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #480415: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness), Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom), Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com), Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #480415 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 #480415 in 7 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), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com), McDonald's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mcdonalds-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 11 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Headspace's brand system put Blue beside #480415, as the accent. Seen in: Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Headspace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com), Sketch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sketch-com), Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #480415 in 4 real palettes, including Kiln and Coffee Bar, as the accent. Seen in: Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood

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

- On white (#ffffff): 16.11:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.3:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e70d44 (4.54:1); AA: background → #8a8a8a (4.67:1); AAA: text → #f66589 (7.14:1); AAA: background → #ababab (7.01:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Box** — accent #48060a (Δ 1.733) — 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/480415-c49ca1-62cb7e-2d221f-f1e9ef?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: "#480415" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.