# #800526

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

## Values

- Hex: `#800526`
- RGB: rgb(128, 5, 38)
- HSL: hsl(344, 92%, 26%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.383 0.15 16.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0484
- Nearest named color: Burgundy (#800020, Δ 0.762) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/800526

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a20730, #c4083a, #eb0a46, #f6235b, #f74574, #f9678e, #fa89a8, #fcb1c5, #fdd3de, #fff5f8
- Shades (toward black): #760523, #6c0420, #5d041c, #530319, #490316, #400313, #360210, #27020c, #1d0109, #140106

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #057f5f
- Analogous: #7f0563, #7f2205
- Triadic: #267f05, #05267f
- Split-complementary: #057f22, #05637f
- Tetradic: #637f05, #057f5f, #22057f

## Colors that go with #800526

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 #800526 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
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #800526 in 5 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and M&M's's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com), Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #800526 in 6 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), Chipotle (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chipotle-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: split] — Steel Blue is a split-complement of #800526: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #800526 — 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
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #800526: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Rust** #b7410e [harmony, pool: analogous] — Rust is #800526's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #800526: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 10.67:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.97:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #eb0a46 (4.66:1); AA: background → #ababab (4.65:1); AAA: text → #f8628a (7.11:1); AAA: background → #d4d4d4 (7.2:1)

## 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/800526-c49ca2-62cb7c-2d221f-f1e9ef?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: "#800526" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.