# #4e5615

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

## Values

- Hex: `#4e5615`
- RGB: rgb(78, 86, 21)
- HSL: hsl(67, 61%, 21%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.432 0.087 116.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0833
- Nearest named color: Ayahuasca Vine (#665500, Δ 3.887) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/ayahuasca-vine
- Moods: vivid, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/4e5615

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #6d771d, #879424, #a5b52c, #becf3a, #c9d75b, #d2de78, #dde698, #e8eeb9, #f1f5d6, #fcfdf7
- Shades (toward black): #474e13, #434a12, #3c4210, #34390e, #31350d, #292d0b, #222509, #1a1d07, #161906, #0f1004

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #1d1556
- Analogous: #563d15, #2e5615
- Triadic: #154f56, #56154f
- Split-complementary: #152e56, #3d1556
- Tetradic: #15563d, #1d1556, #56152e

## Colors that go with #4e5615

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 #4e5615: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Stanley (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stanley1913-com), Pampers (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pampers-com), Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: split] — Royal Blue is a split-complement of #4e5615: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Console Light (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#console-light), Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com), GitHub (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/github). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #4e5615: 7 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Olive Grove, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #4e5615 in 18 real palettes, including Pine & Birch and Sepia Mono, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono), Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Cider (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#cider). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [harmony: complementary] — Blue Violet sits directly opposite #4e5615 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Warp's brand system and Rolex's brand system put Blue beside #4e5615, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com), Jeep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jeep-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Nursery and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #4e5615, 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 3 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Darkroom put Champagne beside #4e5615. Seen in: BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.88:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.67:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #707b1e (4.54:1); AA: background → #c4c4c4 (4.52:1); AAA: text → #92a027 (7.28:1); AAA: background → #f2f2f2 (7.04:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- 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/4e5615-b8bea2-4e83df-262d1f-f1eee9?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: "#4e5615" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.