# #945d2e

A color — warm. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#945d2e`
- RGB: rgb(148, 93, 46)
- HSL: hsl(28, 53%, 38%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.53 0.095 59)
- Relative luminance: 0.1432
- Nearest named color: Ancient Chest (#99522b, Δ 2.762) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/ancient-chest
- Moods: warm
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/945d2e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ac6c35, #c37b3c, #ca8b53, #d19b6b, #d9ab82, #e0ba9a, #e7cab1, #eedac8, #f5eae0, #fdfaf7
- Shades (toward black): #89562a, #794c25, #6d4522, #5e3b1d, #523419, #462c16, #372211, #2b1b0d, #1b1108, #100a05

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2e6494
- Analogous: #942e31, #94912e
- Triadic: #2e945d, #5d2e94
- Split-complementary: #2e9491, #2e3194
- Tetradic: #31942e, #2e6494, #912e94

## Colors that go with #945d2e

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

- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 6 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #945d2e. Seen in: BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [pool] — Dark Olive Green shows up next to #945d2e in 5 real palettes, including BrandSweets's brand system and Magazine Ochre. Seen in: BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Hunter Green** #355e3b [pool] — Hunter Green is paired with #945d2e in 6 real palettes, including Bookshop and Darkroom, as the accent. Seen in: Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Trailhead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#trailhead), Fireside (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#fireside). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/hunter-green
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #945d2e: 7 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 Atelier put Slate Gray beside #945d2e, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Atelier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/elegant#atelier), Typewriter (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#typewriter), Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony: complementary] — Steel Blue sits directly opposite #945d2e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: split] — Royal Blue is a split-complement of #945d2e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Wayfair (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wayfair-com), Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #945d2e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: IHG (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ihg-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 5.43:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #794c25 (7.31:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.86:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a46732 (4.56:1); AA: background → #ebebeb (4.56:1); AAA: text → #c9884f (7.12:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Aesop** — accent #945c26 (Δ 0.707) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/aesop-com

## Fonts for this mood

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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/945d2e-c4b39c-62cbc9-2d2c1f-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: "#945d2e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.