# #841b01

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

## Values

- Hex: `#841b01`
- RGB: rgb(132, 27, 1)
- HSL: hsl(12, 98%, 26%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.401 0.144 33.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0569
- Nearest named color: Brick Red (#8f1402, Δ 2.322) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brick-red
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/841b01

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a72302, #ca2a02, #f23202, #fd491c, #fd653f, #fd8162, #fe9e86, #febeae, #ffdbd2, #fff7f5
- Shades (toward black): #791901, #6f1701, #601401, #561201, #4c1001, #420e01, #380c01, #280800, #1e0600, #140400

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #016983
- Analogous: #830128, #835c01
- Triadic: #01831b, #1b0183
- Split-complementary: #01835c, #012883
- Tetradic: #288301, #016983, #5c0183

## Colors that go with #841b01

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 #841b01 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 #841b01 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), Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Bookshop and Typewriter put Slate Gray beside #841b01, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Typewriter (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#typewriter), Newsprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#newsprint), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #841b01 in 12 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 #841b01: 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
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Bramble and Darkroom put Champagne beside #841b01, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #841b01 — 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #841b01: 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): 9.82:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.14:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e32f02 (4.67:1); AA: background → #b0b0b0 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #fd653f (7.11:1); AAA: background → #dbdbdb (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/841b01-c4a99c-62cbad-2d281f-f1e9ec?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: "#841b01" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.