# #684b31

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

## Values

- Hex: `#684b31`
- RGB: rgb(104, 75, 49)
- HSL: hsl(28, 36%, 30%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.438 0.056 62.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.082
- Nearest named color: Black Power (#654b37, Δ 0.945) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/black-power
- Moods: warm, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/684b31

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #805c3c, #996e48, #ad7c52, #b98f6a, #c4a182, #d0b39a, #dbc6b3, #e5d5c8, #f0e7e0, #fcfaf8
- Shades (toward black): #5e432c, #573e29, #4c3724, #453221, #3b2a1c, #312317, #2a1e14, #1f160f, #18110b, #0e0a07

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #314e68
- Analogous: #683133, #686631
- Triadic: #31684b, #4b3168
- Split-complementary: #316866, #313368
- Tetradic: #336831, #314e68, #663168

## Colors that go with #684b31

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

- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Darkroom and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside #684b31, 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 #684b31: 5 real palettes, including Bakery and Desert Road, as the accent. Seen in: Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Peru** #cd853f [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Bakery and Paper & Pine put Peru beside #684b31, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #684b31 in 4 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 #684b31 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), Aesop (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/aesop-com), Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #684b31: 7 real palettes, including Darkroom and Oatmeal, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sienna is #684b31's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #684b31 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #684b31 reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.96:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.64:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #996e48 (4.68:1); AA: background → #c4c4c4 (4.56:1); AAA: text → #b98f6a (7.2:1); AAA: background → #f2f2f2 (7.11:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- 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/684b31-c4b39c-62cbc9-2d2c1f-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: "#684b31" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.