# #805900

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

## Values

- Hex: `#805900`
- RGB: rgb(128, 89, 0)
- HSL: hsl(42, 100%, 25%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.493 0.102 79)
- Relative luminance: 0.1173
- Nearest named color: Coffee Adept (#775511, Δ 2.203) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/coffee-adept
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/805900

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a37200, #cc8f00, #f0a800, #ffb914, #ffc53d, #ffd061, #ffda85, #ffe5a8, #fff1d1, #fffcf5
- Shades (toward black): #755200, #6b4b00, #614400, #573d00, #4d3600, #3d2b00, #332400, #291d00, #1f1500, #140e00

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #002680
- Analogous: #801900, #668000
- Triadic: #008059, #590080
- Split-complementary: #006680, #1a0080
- Tetradic: #00801a, #002680, #800066

## Colors that go with #805900

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

- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Royal Blue sits directly opposite #805900 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com), Wayfair (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wayfair-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 6 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Darkroom put Champagne beside #805900. Seen in: BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Rust** #b7410e [pool] — Rust shows up next to #805900 in 4 real palettes, including Aesop's brand system and Harvest, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Aesop (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/aesop-com), Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Gallery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#gallery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #805900: 5 real palettes, including Homestead and Olive Grove, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Bookshop put Slate Gray beside #805900, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono), Typewriter (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#typewriter). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #805900 in 19 real palettes, including Homestead and Domino's's brand system, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Domino's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dominos-com), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Firebrick** #b22222 [pool] — Designers have shipped Firebrick with #805900: 3 real palettes, including Trader Joe's's brand system and Chipotle's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Trader Joe's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/traderjoes-com), Chipotle (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chipotle-com), Newsprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#newsprint). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/firebrick
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #805900: 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): 6.27:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #755200 (7.09:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.35:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #9e6f00 (4.73:1); AA: background → #dbdbdb (4.53:1); AAA: text → #c78b00 (7.12:1)

## 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/805900-c4bc9c-62b4cb-2b2d1f-f1ebe9?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: "#805900" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.