# #600b38

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

## Values

- Hex: `#600b38`
- RGB: rgb(96, 11, 56)
- HSL: hsl(328, 79%, 21%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.327 0.123 354.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0301
- Nearest named color: Merguez (#650021, Δ 3.906) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/merguez
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/600b38

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #84104e, #a41361, #c91876, #e5248b, #ea489e, #ed68af, #f28dc3, #f6b1d6, #fad1e7, #fef6fa
- Shades (toward black): #570a33, #520a30, #49092b, #400726, #3b0723, #32061e, #290518, #200413, #1b0310, #12020b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0b6033
- Analogous: #5d0b60, #600b0e
- Triadic: #38600b, #0b3860
- Split-complementary: #0e600b, #0b605d
- Tetradic: #605d0b, #0b6033, #0b0e60

## Colors that go with #600b38

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

- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: analogous] — Crimson is #600b38's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com), M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #600b38 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #600b38, as the accent. Seen in: Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Sketch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sketch-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #600b38: 3 real palettes, including Bramble and Chipotle's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Chipotle (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chipotle-com), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role, pool] — Cream is the surface #600b38 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #600b38 reads softer on it than on pure white. Seen in: MetaMask (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/metamask-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #600b38: 3 real palettes, including Heinz's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Heinz (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/heinz-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Box (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/box-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Wheat** #f5deb3 [pool] — Designers have shipped Wheat with #600b38: 3 real palettes, including Candlelight and Resort, as the accent. Seen in: Candlelight (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#candlelight), Resort (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#resort), Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/wheat
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Steel Blue completes a triad with #600b38 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Hershey's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hersheys-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 13.11:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.6:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e01a84 (4.65:1); AA: background → #999999 (4.6:1); AAA: text → #ed64ad (7.03:1); AAA: background → #bfbfbf (7.13:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Qatar Airways** — accent #5c0931 (Δ 1.486) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qatarairways-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/600b38-c19fad-64cb62-2d1f21-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: "#600b38" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.