# #7e5525

A color — warm. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#7e5525`
- RGB: rgb(126, 85, 37)
- HSL: hsl(32, 55%, 32%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.485 0.084 67.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.1107
- Nearest named color: Cold Brew Coffee (#785736, Δ 1.923) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cold-brew-coffee
- Moods: warm
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/7e5525

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9a672d, #b27734, #c88941, #cf9859, #d7a975, #dfba90, #e6c9a8, #eedac4, #f5e9db, #fdfaf7
- Shades (toward black): #734d21, #67451e, #5f3f1c, #533818, #473015, #3b2811, #2f200e, #281a0b, #1c1308, #100b05

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #254f7e
- Analogous: #7e2825, #7b7e25
- Triadic: #257e55, #55257e
- Split-complementary: #257b7e, #28257e
- Tetradic: #257e28, #254f7e, #7e257b

## Colors that go with #7e5525

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

- **Rust** #b7410e [harmony, pool: analogous] — Rust is #7e5525'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), Aesop (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/aesop-com), Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest), Gallery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#gallery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Darkroom and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside #7e5525, as the surface under it. Seen in: Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #7e5525: 4 real palettes, including Bakery and Clay & Linen, as the accent. Seen in: Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #7e5525 in 4 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), Wayfair (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wayfair-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #7e5525: 7 real palettes, including Homestead and Darkroom, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Bookshop and Clay & Linen put Slate Gray beside #7e5525, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono), Typewriter (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#typewriter). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony: complementary] — Steel Blue sits directly opposite #7e5525 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #7e5525: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 6.54:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #774f22 (7.18:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.21:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #9e6a2e (4.55:1); AA: background → #d9d9d9 (4.63:1); AAA: text → #c88941 (7.11:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Domino's** — accent #785431 (Δ 1.709) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dominos-com

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/7e5525-c4b69c-62c5cb-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: "#7e5525" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.