# #604e43

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

## Values

- Hex: `#604e43`
- RGB: rgb(96, 78, 67)
- HSL: hsl(23, 18%, 32%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.439 0.03 53.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.0834
- Nearest named color: Black Power (#654b37, Δ 1.784) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/black-power
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/604e43

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #755f52, #876e5e, #9b7f6f, #a78f81, #b6a296, #c4b5ab, #d1c5bd, #e0d7d2, #ece7e4, #fbfaf9
- Shades (toward black): #57473d, #4e4036, #483b32, #3f332c, #362c26, #2d251f, #241d19, #1e1815, #15110f, #0c0a08

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #435560
- Analogous: #604346, #605d43
- Triadic: #43604e, #4e4360
- Split-complementary: #43605d, #434660
- Tetradic: #466043, #435560, #5d4360

## Colors that go with #604e43

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 Jeep's brand system put Blue beside #604e43, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev), Jeep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jeep-com), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Darkroom and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside #604e43, as the surface under it. Seen in: Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #604e43: 6 real palettes, including Desert Road and Bakery, as the lead colour. Seen in: Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #604e43: 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
- **Peru** #cd853f [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Bakery and Paper & Pine put Peru beside #604e43, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine), Mid-Century (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#mid-century), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #604e43 in 5 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), Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Rust** #b7410e [pool] — Rust shows up next to #604e43 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
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the near-white surface #604e43 was made for — maximum legibility with no colour cast to argue with. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/whitesmoke

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.87:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.67:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8a7060 (4.57:1); AA: background → #c4c4c4 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #a99284 (7.13:1); AAA: background → #f2f2f2 (7.03:1)

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Sepia Mono** (monochrome, warm, vintage, muted) — #5c4a3a, #9c8b78, #cdbfae, #f7f1e8, #2f251d — A single warm brown from espresso to oat — the sepia scale as a working palette, not a filter. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/5c4a3a-9c8b78-cdbfae-f7f1e8-2f251d — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/monochrome

## 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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/604e43-c4b09c-62cbc0-2d2b1f-f1e9ea?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: "#604e43" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.