# #895f5d

A color — warm, muted, editorial, elegant. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#895f5d`
- RGB: rgb(137, 95, 93)
- HSL: hsl(3, 19%, 45%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.529 0.055 22.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.1429
- Nearest named color: Acorn (#7f5e50, Δ 2.696) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/acorn
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/895f5d

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #986a67, #a47c79, #ae8b89, #b99998, #c5abaa, #cfbab9, #dac9c8, #e4d8d8, #f1eaea, #fbf9f9
- Shades (toward black): #7c5755, #704e4c, #644644, #583d3c, #4c3534, #3d2a29, #312221, #241919, #181111, #0c0808

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5d8689
- Analogous: #895d71, #89755d
- Triadic: #5d895f, #5f5d89
- Split-complementary: #5d8975, #5d7189
- Tetradic: #71895d, #5d8689, #755d89

## Colors that go with #895f5d

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 #895f5d on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Clinic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#clinic). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #895f5d, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #895f5d: 4 real palettes, including Bakery and Riverbed, as the accent. Seen in: Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #895f5d in 6 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), Slate Workspace (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#slate-workspace), Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Rust** #b7410e [pool] — Rust shows up next to #895f5d in 5 real palettes, including Gallery and Magazine Ochre, as the accent. Seen in: Gallery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#gallery), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Aesop (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/aesop-com), Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #895f5d: 7 real palettes, including Homestead and Oatmeal, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Homestead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#homestead), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Graphite (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#graphite), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Sea Green completes a triad with #895f5d — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com), Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom), Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #895f5d: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 5.44:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #73504e (7.03:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.86:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #986a67 (4.59:1); AA: background → #ebebeb (4.57:1); AAA: text → #b18e8c (7.12:1)

## Fonts for this mood

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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/895f5d-c4a39c-62cb9d-2d261f-f1e9ed?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: "#895f5d" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.