# #5e5502

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

## Values

- Hex: `#5e5502`
- RGB: rgb(94, 85, 2)
- HSL: hsl(54, 96%, 19%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.444 0.092 102.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0888
- Nearest named color: Ayahuasca Vine (#665500, Δ 1.388) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/ayahuasca-vine
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/5e5502

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #877a03, #af9e04, #d7c204, #fae20a, #fbe732, #fceb55, #fcf07d, #fdf4a5, #fef9cd, #fffef5
- Shades (toward black): #5a5102, #504802, #4b4402, #413b01, #3c3601, #322d01, #2d2901, #232001, #1e1b01, #141200

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #020b5f
- Analogous: #5f2702, #3a5f02
- Triadic: #025f56, #56025f
- Split-complementary: #023a5f, #27025f
- Tetradic: #025f27, #020b5f, #5f023a

## Colors that go with #5e5502

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

- **Rust** #b7410e [pool] — Rust shows up next to #5e5502 in 4 real palettes, including Trailhead and Magazine Ochre, as the lead colour. Seen in: Trailhead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#trailhead), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest), Aesop (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/aesop-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #5e5502: 6 real palettes, including Olive Grove and Homestead, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #5e5502 in 19 real palettes, including Domino's's brand system and Cider, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Domino's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dominos-com), Cider (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#cider), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Slate Blue** #6a5acd [harmony: complementary] — Slate Blue sits directly opposite #5e5502 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #5e5502: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Stanley (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stanley1913-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #5e5502: 3 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Desert Road, as the lead colour. Seen in: Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #5e5502 in 3 real palettes, including Subaru's brand system and Console Light, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com), Console Light (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#console-light), GitHub (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/github). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sienna is #5e5502's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.56:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.78:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #877a03 (4.82:1); AA: background → #c9c9c9 (4.57:1); AAA: text → #aa9903 (7.27:1); AAA: background → #f7f7f7 (7.06:1)

## 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/5e5502-bebea2-4ea2df-292d1f-f1ede9?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: "#5e5502" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.