# #985d90

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

## Values

- Hex: `#985d90`
- RGB: rgb(152, 93, 144)
- HSL: hsl(308, 24%, 48%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.562 0.104 331.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.1652
- Nearest named color: Bermuda Onion (#9d5a8f, Δ 1.066) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bermuda-onion
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/985d90

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a46a9c, #ae7aa7, #b78ab1, #c19abc, #cbaac6, #d4b9d1, #dec9db, #e8d9e6, #f1e9f0, #fbf9fb
- Shades (toward black): #8b5584, #7b4c75, #6f4469, #5f3a5a, #52324e, #462b42, #362133, #291927, #191018, #0d080c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5d9865
- Analogous: #825d98, #985d73
- Triadic: #90985d, #5d9098
- Split-complementary: #73985d, #5d9882
- Tetradic: #98825d, #5d9865, #5d7398

## Colors that go with #985d90

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

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #985d90: 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), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Hermès (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hermes-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #985d90 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org), Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Orange** #ffa500 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Sunset Boulevard and Graphite put Orange beside #985d90, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard), Graphite (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#graphite), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus), Rippling (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rippling-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orange
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #985d90 in 9 real palettes, including Graphite Mono and Greige, as the lead colour. Seen in: Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Greige (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#greige), Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com), Notion (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #985d90: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Clinic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#clinic). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Plaid's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #985d90, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #985d90: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — Two real palettes: Midnight Luxe and Coffee Bar put Champagne beside #985d90, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.88:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #75486f (7.21:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.3:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #9e6196 (4.6:1); AA: background → #f7f7f7 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #b587af (7.05:1)

## 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/985d90-c19fb8-87cb62-2d1f25-eee9f1?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: "#985d90" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.