# #6a4511

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

## Values

- Hex: `#6a4511`
- RGB: rgb(106, 69, 17)
- HSL: hsl(35, 72%, 24%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.423 0.082 70.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0736
- Nearest named color: Antique Brass (#6c461f, Δ 1.289) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/antique-brass
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/6a4511

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #885916, #ab6f1c, #ca8321, #de9835, #e3a754, #e8b773, #eec996, #f3d9b4, #f9ebd8, #fefbf6
- Shades (toward black): #603f10, #58390e, #4f330d, #462e0b, #3d280a, #352209, #2c1d07, #231706, #1a1104, #120b03

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #113669
- Analogous: #691811, #626911
- Triadic: #116945, #451169
- Split-complementary: #116269, #181169
- Tetradic: #116918, #113669, #691162

## Colors that go with #6a4511

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

- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #6a4511: 5 real palettes, including Bakery and Bramble, as the accent. Seen in: Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Rust** #b7410e [harmony, pool: analogous] — Rust is #6a4511's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #6a4511: 7 real palettes, including Darkroom and Homestead, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Denim** #1560bd [harmony: complementary] — Denim sits directly opposite #6a4511 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
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #6a4511: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Blush and Nursery put Blush Pink beside #6a4511, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Darkroom and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside #6a4511, 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #6a4511: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 8.49:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.47:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a26a1a (4.61:1); AA: background → #bdbdbd (4.52:1); AAA: text → #ce8622 (7.06:1); AAA: background → #ebebeb (7.13:1)

## 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/6a4511-c4b89c-62c0cb-2d2d1f-f1eae9?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: "#6a4511" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.