# #56502f

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

## Values

- Hex: `#56502f`
- RGB: rgb(86, 80, 47)
- HSL: hsl(51, 29%, 26%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.428 0.05 99.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0792
- Nearest named color: Broccoli Green (#4b5338, Δ 1.938) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/broccoli-green
- Moods: warm, muted, dark, editorial, elegant, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/56502f

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #6d653c, #847b48, #9e9357, #aea46b, #bab282, #c7c099, #d4ceb0, #e2deca, #efede1, #fbfbf8
- Shades (toward black): #4f4a2b, #484328, #3f3a22, #38341f, #312e1b, #2b2818, #242214, #1a190e, #14120b, #0d0c07

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2f3556
- Analogous: #563d2f, #48562f
- Triadic: #2f5650, #502f56
- Split-complementary: #2f4856, #3d2f56
- Tetradic: #2f563d, #2f3556, #562f48

## Colors that go with #56502f

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 #56502f, 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
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 4 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Darkroom put Champagne beside #56502f. Seen in: BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #56502f: 5 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
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #56502f: 4 real palettes, including HP's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: HP (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hp-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Jack Daniel's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jackdaniels-com), Starlink (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/starlink-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #56502f in 6 real palettes, including Console Light and Subaru's brand system, as the lead colour. 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), Zoom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zoom-us). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Rust** #b7410e [pool] — Rust shows up next to #56502f in 4 real palettes, including Magazine Ochre and Trailhead, as the lead colour. Seen in: Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Trailhead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#trailhead), IHG (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ihg-com), Aesop (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/aesop-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #56502f — 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), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com), Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #56502f wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #56502f reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 8.13:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.58:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7d7545 (4.5:1); AA: background → #c2c2c2 (4.56:1); AAA: text → #a19659 (7.02:1); AAA: background → #f0f0f0 (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/56502f-c4c29c-4eaadf-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: "#56502f" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.