# #562e45

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

## Values

- Hex: `#562e45`
- RGB: rgb(86, 46, 69)
- HSL: hsl(326, 30%, 26%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.361 0.067 345.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.0436
- Nearest named color: Murasaki (#4f284b, Δ 2.785) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/murasaki
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/562e45

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #6d3b58, #85476a, #9f567f, #af6a91, #bb81a2, #c898b3, #d4afc4, #e2cad8, #efe1e9, #fbf8fa
- Shades (toward black): #502b40, #49273a, #3f2232, #381e2d, #321b28, #2b1722, #24141d, #1b0e15, #140b10, #0d070b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2e5640
- Analogous: #542e56, #562e31
- Triadic: #45562e, #2e4556
- Split-complementary: #31562e, #2e5654
- Tetradic: #56542e, #2e5640, #2e3156

## Colors that go with #562e45

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

- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #562e45: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Jack Daniel's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jackdaniels-com), Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom), Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #562e45 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 7 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #562e45, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Minecraft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/minecraft-net), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-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 #562e45, 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 #562e45 in 4 real palettes, including Velvet and Polaroid, as the accent. Seen in: Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #562e45: 4 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Open House, as the lead colour. Seen in: Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Coastal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#coastal), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #562e45: 8 real palettes, including Bramble and Notion's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Notion (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #562e45 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #562e45 reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 11.22:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.87:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a85d87 (4.58:1); AA: background → #a6a6a6 (4.61:1); AAA: text → #bd84a4 (7:1); AAA: background → #cfcfcf (7.2:1)

## 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/562e45-c19fae-67cb62-2d1f21-f1e9f1?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: "#562e45" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.