# #49380e

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

## Values

- Hex: `#49380e`
- RGB: rgb(73, 56, 14)
- HSL: hsl(43, 68%, 17%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.351 0.062 86)
- Relative luminance: 0.0428
- Nearest named color: Avocado Stone (#4e3e1f, Δ 2.527) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/avocado-stone
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/49380e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #6b5314, #8d6d1b, #b08721, #d2a228, #ddb34b, #e3c26d, #ead090, #f0dfb2, #f7edd4, #fdfbf6
- Shades (toward black): #45350d, #3c2e0b, #382b0b, #33280a, #2f2409, #271e07, #221a07, #1e1706, #151104, #110d03

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0e1f49
- Analogous: #491b0e, #3c490e
- Triadic: #0e4938, #380e49
- Split-complementary: #0e3c49, #1b0e49
- Tetradic: #0e491b, #0e1f49, #490e3c

## Colors that go with #49380e

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

- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Royal Blue sits directly opposite #49380e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Headspace (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/headspace-com), Docker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/docker-com), Rotten Tomatoes (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rottentomatoes-com), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: split] — Steel Blue is a split-complement of #49380e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Astro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/astro-build), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Retro Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#retro-pop), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #49380e — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Mid-Century (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#mid-century), N26 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-com), Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron), Stanley (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stanley1913-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 7 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #49380e, 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), Jeep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jeep-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Nursery put Blush Pink beside #49380e, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Rain Garden (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#rain-garden). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Sweetgreen's brand system and Darkroom put Champagne beside #49380e, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #49380e: 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), Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #49380e wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #49380e reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 11.32:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.86:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #92701c (4.56:1); AA: background → #a6a6a6 (4.65:1); AAA: text → #bc9124 (7.21:1); AAA: background → #cccccc (7.05:1)

## 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/49380e-c4bd9c-62b2cb-2b2d1f-f1ebe9?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: "#49380e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.