# #6c4e4b

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

## Values

- Hex: `#6c4e4b`
- RGB: rgb(108, 78, 75)
- HSL: hsl(5, 18%, 36%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.455 0.041 25.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0914
- Nearest named color: Bigfoot (#715145, Δ 1.751) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bigfoot
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/6c4e4b

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #7e5b58, #906864, #a17b78, #ad8d8a, #ba9e9c, #c7b0ae, #d3c1c0, #e2d6d5, #eee8e7, #fbf9f9
- Shades (toward black): #634845, #5a413f, #4e3836, #453230, #3c2b2a, #332524, #2a1e1d, #1e1615, #150f0f, #0c0908

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #4b6a6c
- Analogous: #6c4b59, #6c5f4b
- Triadic: #4b6c4e, #4e4b6c
- Split-complementary: #4b6c5f, #4b596c
- Tetradic: #596c4b, #4b6a6c, #5f4b6c

## Colors that go with #6c4e4b

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

- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #6c4e4b on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron), Stanley (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stanley1913-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Blush and Nursery put Blush Pink beside #6c4e4b, 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), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Darkroom and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside #6c4e4b, 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 #6c4e4b: 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), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #6c4e4b: 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
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [pool] — Goldenrod shows up next to #6c4e4b in 4 real palettes, including Fireside and Candlelight, as the accent. Seen in: Fireside (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#fireside), Candlelight (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#candlelight), Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest), Mid-Century (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#mid-century). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Peru** #cd853f [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Bakery and Coffee Bar put Peru beside #6c4e4b, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Mid-Century (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#mid-century). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #6c4e4b wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #6c4e4b reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.42:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.83:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #966c69 (4.65:1); AA: background → #cccccc (4.62:1); AAA: text → #b0908d (7.22:1); AAA: background → #fafafa (7.11:1)

## 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/6c4e4b-c4a49c-62cba1-2d261f-f1e9ec?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: "#6c4e4b" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.