# #503a2f

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

## Values

- Hex: `#503a2f`
- RGB: rgb(80, 58, 47)
- HSL: hsl(20, 26%, 25%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.37 0.036 47.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.0494
- Nearest named color: Taupe (#483c32, Δ 1.515) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/503a2f

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #674b3c, #815d4b, #976d59, #a8806b, #b79685, #c5a99b, #d2bcb2, #dfd0c8, #eee6e2, #fbf9f9
- Shades (toward black): #4a362b, #433128, #3d2c24, #372820, #30231c, #271c17, #201713, #1a130f, #130e0b, #0d0908

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2f4550
- Analogous: #502f35, #504b2f
- Triadic: #2f503a, #3a2f50
- Split-complementary: #2f504b, #2f3550
- Tetradic: #35502f, #2f4550, #4b2f50

## Colors that go with #503a2f

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

- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #503a2f on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Stanley (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stanley1913-com), Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron), Mid-Century (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#mid-century), N26 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-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 #503a2f, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Minecraft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/minecraft-net), Jeep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jeep-com), 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 #503a2f, 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 #503a2f 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), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #503a2f: 4 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Paper & Pine, as the lead colour. Seen in: Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine), 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 Bramble and Sweetgreen's brand system put Champagne beside #503a2f, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), 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 #503a2f: 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), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #503a2f wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #503a2f reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 10.57:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.99:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #976d59 (4.65:1); AA: background → #ababab (4.6:1); AAA: text → #b4907e (7.23:1); AAA: background → #d4d4d4 (7.13:1)

## 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/503a2f-c4ae9c-62cbbb-2d2a1f-f1e9eb?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: "#503a2f" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.