# #554e20

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

## Values

- Hex: `#554e20`
- RGB: rgb(85, 78, 32)
- HSL: hsl(52, 45%, 23%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.42 0.066 100.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.0748
- Nearest named color: Broccoli Green (#4b5338, Δ 3.026) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/broccoli-green
- Moods: warm, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/554e20

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #73692b, #8d8135, #aa9c41, #bdaf51, #c8bc6f, #d2c889, #ddd6a6, #e7e2c0, #f2f0de, #fcfcf8
- Shades (toward black): #4e471d, #46401b, #3f3a18, #373315, #342f14, #2c2911, #25220e, #1e1b0b, #161408, #0f0e06

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #202755
- Analogous: #553420, #425520
- Triadic: #20554e, #4e2055
- Split-complementary: #204255, #342055
- Tetradic: #205534, #202755, #552042

## Colors that go with #554e20

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] — 4 real palettes, including Warp's brand system and Rolex's brand system put Blue beside #554e20, 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), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #554e20: 4 real palettes, including Desert Road and Clay & Linen, as the lead colour. Seen in: Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Notion (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #554e20: 7 real palettes, including Stone and Pine & Birch, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone), Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #554e20 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Slate Blue** #6a5acd [harmony: complementary] — Slate Blue sits directly opposite #554e20 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/slateblue
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Nursery and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #554e20, 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 #554e20. 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
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #554e20 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #554e20 reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 8.41:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.5:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #817731 (4.62:1); AA: background → #bfbfbf (4.57:1); AAA: text → #a6993f (7.25:1); AAA: background → #ebebeb (7.05:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- 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/554e20-c4c39c-4ea7df-292d1f-f1ece9?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: "#554e20" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.