# #5c3a00

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

## Values

- Hex: `#5c3a00`
- RGB: rgb(92, 58, 0)
- HSL: hsl(38, 100%, 18%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.379 0.081 72.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.053
- Nearest named color: Pineapple (#563c0d, Δ 1.271) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/pineapple
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/5c3a00

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #855400, #ad6e00, #d68800, #ffa200, #ffb029, #ffbf52, #ffce7a, #ffdda3, #ffeccc, #fffbf5
- Shades (toward black): #573700, #4d3000, #472d00, #3d2700, #382400, #332000, #291a00, #241700, #191000, #140d00

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #00225c
- Analogous: #5c0c00, #505c00
- Triadic: #005c3a, #3a005c
- Split-complementary: #00505c, #0c005c
- Tetradic: #005c0c, #00225c, #5c0050

## Colors that go with #5c3a00

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] — 5 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #5c3a00, 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), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Darkroom and Bramble put Champagne beside #5c3a00, as the surface under it. Seen in: Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #5c3a00: 4 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
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #5c3a00 in 4 real palettes, including M&M's's brand system and Burger King's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Hunter Green** #355e3b [pool] — Hunter Green is paired with #5c3a00 in 4 real palettes, including Bookshop and Darkroom, as the accent. Seen in: Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/hunter-green
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #5c3a00: 8 real palettes, including Stone and Garden Wedding, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Resort (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#resort), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Denim** #1560bd [harmony: complementary] — Denim sits directly opposite #5c3a00 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/denim
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #5c3a00 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #5c3a00 reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 10.19:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.06:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a86b00 (4.77:1); AA: background → #adadad (4.54:1); AAA: text → #d18400 (7.01:1); AAA: background → #d6d6d6 (7.01:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Domino's** — secondary #603913 (Δ 1.737) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dominos-com

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/5c3a00-c4ba9c-62bbcb-2c2d1f-f1ebe9?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: "#5c3a00" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.