# #735f4e

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

## Values

- Hex: `#735f4e`
- RGB: rgb(115, 95, 78)
- HSL: hsl(28, 19%, 38%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.5 0.037 62.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.1238
- Nearest named color: Bear Hug (#796359, Δ 2.092) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bear-hug
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/735f4e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #866f5b, #987e67, #a48d79, #b19d8c, #bdac9e, #c9bcb0, #d6cbc2, #e2dbd5, #eeeae7, #fbfaf9
- Shades (toward black): #6a5848, #5e4e40, #55463a, #493c32, #40352b, #372d25, #2a231d, #211c17, #15120e, #0c0a08

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #4e6273
- Analogous: #734e50, #73724e
- Triadic: #4e7360, #604e73
- Split-complementary: #4e7372, #4e5073
- Tetradic: #50734e, #4e6273, #724e73

## Colors that go with #735f4e

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

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #735f4e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Stanley (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stanley1913-com), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 6 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Coffee Bar put Champagne beside #735f4e. Seen in: BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #735f4e: 6 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Bakery, as the lead colour. Seen in: Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #735f4e: 7 real palettes, including Campus and HP's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus), HP (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hp-com), Dyson (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dyson-com), Intel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/intel-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Firebrick** #b22222 [pool] — Designers have shipped Firebrick with #735f4e: 4 real palettes, including Newsprint and Trader Joe's's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Newsprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#newsprint), Trader Joe's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/traderjoes-com), Fireside (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#fireside), Chipotle (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chipotle-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/firebrick
- **Peru** #cd853f [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Woodsmoke put Peru beside #735f4e, as the lead colour. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Mid-Century (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#mid-century). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #735f4e in 5 real palettes, including Subaru's brand system and GitHub's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com), GitHub (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/github), Console Light (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#console-light), Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony: complementary] — Steel Blue sits directly opposite #735f4e 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/steelblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 6.04:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #675646 (7.01:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.48:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #89715d (4.58:1); AA: background → #e0e0e0 (4.58:1); AAA: text → #a89380 (7.15:1)

## Brands using this color

- **BrandSweets** — textMuted #6b5d4c (Δ 1.552) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Oatmeal** (neutral, warm, minimal, calm) — #6b5e4f, #a89a8a, #d9cfc1, #f8f5f0, #2c2622 — Four warm greys from bark to oat — the neutral palette that photographs well and never argues with a product shot. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/6b5e4f-a89a8a-d9cfc1-f8f5f0-2c2622 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral

## 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/735f4e-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: "#735f4e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.