# #8a6d51

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8a6d51`
- RGB: rgb(138, 109, 81)
- HSL: hsl(29, 26%, 43%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.556 0.055 65.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.1693
- Nearest named color: Aztec Temple (#84705b, Δ 1.527) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/aztec-temple
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8a6d51

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9d7c5c, #a8896b, #b4987e, #bda58f, #c8b4a2, #d2c1b2, #ddd1c5, #e6ded5, #f2ede9, #fbfaf9
- Shades (toward black): #7d634a, #705842, #644e3a, #574433, #4d3d2d, #403326, #33281e, #271e17, #1a140f, #0d0a08

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #516f8a
- Analogous: #8a5152, #8a8951
- Triadic: #518a6d, #6d518a
- Split-complementary: #518a89, #51528a
- Tetradic: #528a51, #516f8a, #89518a

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.79:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #6a533e (7.19:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.39:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8d6f53 (4.53:1); AA: background → #fafafa (4.59:1); AAA: text → #ae9075 (7.05:1)

## 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
- **Coffee Bar** (dark, warm, luxury) — #c58b4a, #8a6a55, #e5c48a, #1e1512, #f3e9dd — Espresso and caramel: a dark-roast palette that photographs latte art beautifully. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/c58b4a-8a6a55-e5c48a-1e1512-f3e9dd — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark

## 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/8a6d51-c4b49c-62cbcb-2d2c1f-f1e9e9?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: "#8a6d51" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.