# #483e2e

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

## Values

- Hex: `#483e2e`
- RGB: rgb(72, 62, 46)
- HSL: hsl(37, 22%, 23%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.369 0.029 79.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0502
- Nearest named color: Taupe (#483c32, Δ 1.054) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/483e2e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #60533e, #76664c, #8f7b5b, #a28d6d, #b1a186, #bfb29b, #cfc5b4, #ddd6ca, #ede9e3, #fbfaf9
- Shades (toward black): #41382a, #3b3326, #352e22, #2f281e, #2c261c, #252018, #1f1b14, #191510, #13100c, #0c0b08

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2e3848
- Analogous: #48312e, #45482e
- Triadic: #2e483e, #3e2e48
- Split-complementary: #2e4548, #312e48
- Tetradic: #2e4831, #2e3848, #482e45

## Colors that go with #483e2e

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

- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 9 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Jeep's brand system put Blue beside #483e2e, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Jeep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jeep-com), Minecraft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/minecraft-net), Headspace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Nursery and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #483e2e, as the lead colour. Seen in: Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #483e2e in 5 real palettes, including Polaroid and Velvet, as the accent. Seen in: Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #483e2e: 4 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Clean Beauty, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine), 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Sweetgreen's brand system and Bramble put Champagne beside #483e2e, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #483e2e: 9 real palettes, including Notion's brand system and Bakery. Seen in: Notion (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #483e2e in 10 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Burger King's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com), Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com), M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the near-white surface #483e2e 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): 10.48:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #867356 (4.6:1); AA: background → #ababab (4.56:1); AAA: text → #a79576 (7.2:1); AAA: background → #d4d4d4 (7.07:1)

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Nursery** (light, muted, friendly) — #f4a6a0, #a8d8ea, #ffd97d, #fef9f3, #4a3f3a — Pastel coral, sky and butter — soft enough for a newborn brand, with warm brown text instead of harsh black. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/f4a6a0-a8d8ea-ffd97d-fef9f3-4a3f3a — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light

## 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/483e2e-c4b99c-62bdcb-2c2d1f-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: "#483e2e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.