# #780a08

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

## Values

- Hex: `#780a08`
- RGB: rgb(120, 10, 8)
- HSL: hsl(1, 88%, 25%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.365 0.142 28.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.0423
- Nearest named color: Blackened Sun (#77150e, Δ 1.04) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blackened-sun
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/780a08

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #990c0a, #c00f0c, #e1120e, #f12622, #f34c49, #f66d6a, #f88e8c, #faafae, #fcd5d4, #fef6f5
- Shades (toward black): #6e0907, #650806, #5b0706, #510605, #480605, #3a0504, #300403, #260302, #1d0202, #130201

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #087678
- Analogous: #78083e, #784208
- Triadic: #08780a, #0a0878
- Split-complementary: #087842, #083e78
- Tetradic: #3e7808, #087678, #420878

## Colors that go with #780a08

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 #780a08 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #780a08 in 4 real palettes, including Bookshop and Cider, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Cider (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#cider), Trader Joe's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/traderjoes-com), Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #780a08 in 3 real palettes, including M&M's's brand system and Burger King's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com), State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #780a08: 3 real palettes, including Heinz's brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Heinz (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/heinz-com), State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Box (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/box-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #780a08 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Bose (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bose-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony: split] — Steel Blue is a split-complement of #780a08: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #780a08: two real palettes: Bramble and Chipotle's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Chipotle (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chipotle-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role] — Cream is the surface #780a08 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #780a08 reads softer on it than on pure white. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream

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

- On white (#ffffff): 11.38:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.85:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #eb130f (4.63:1); AA: background → #a3a3a3 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #f56866 (7.05:1); AAA: background → #cccccc (7.09:1)

## 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/780a08-c4a19c-62cb9a-2d261f-f1e9ed?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: "#780a08" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.