# #803b0a

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

## Values

- Hex: `#803b0a`
- RGB: rgb(128, 59, 10)
- HSL: hsl(25, 86%, 27%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.436 0.11 49.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.0774
- Nearest named color: saddlebrown (#8b4513, Δ 3.473) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/saddlebrown
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/803b0a

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a14a0c, #c25a0f, #e46911, #ef7c2a, #f29350, #f4a871, #f7bc92, #f9d0b3, #fce5d4, #fef9f6
- Shades (toward black): #773709, #683008, #5f2c07, #552706, #4c2306, #3e1c05, #341804, #2b1403, #1c0d02, #130901

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0a4f80
- Analogous: #800a14, #80760a
- Triadic: #0a803b, #3b0a80
- Split-complementary: #0a8076, #0a1480
- Tetradic: #14800a, #0a4f80, #760a80

## Colors that go with #803b0a

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

- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Steel Blue sits directly opposite #803b0a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Darkroom and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #803b0a, as the surface under it. Seen in: Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: analogous] — Crimson is #803b0a's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com), M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #803b0a: 5 real palettes, including Darkroom and Olive Grove, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Bookshop and Sepia Mono put Slate Gray beside #803b0a, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono), Typewriter (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#typewriter), Newsprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#newsprint). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #803b0a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: split] — Royal Blue is a split-complement of #803b0a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Bose (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bose-com), Console Light (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#console-light). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #803b0a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 8.24:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.55:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #be570e (4.56:1); AA: background → #c2c2c2 (4.63:1); AAA: text → #ee731b (7.1:1); AAA: background → #ededed (7.04:1)

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Bookshop** (editorial, warm, elegant) — #7c3a1d, #8a7358, #2f5d50, #faf6ef, #2b2118 — Chestnut and forest on cream read like a cloth-bound spine; the palette recedes so covers and type do the talking. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/7c3a1d-8a7358-2f5d50-faf6ef-2b2118 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial

## 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/803b0a-c4b19c-62cbc4-2d2b1f-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: "#803b0a" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.