# #a30f20

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

## Values

- Hex: `#a30f20`
- RGB: rgb(163, 15, 32)
- HSL: hsl(353, 83%, 35%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.457 0.177 23.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0823
- Nearest named color: Bleeding Crimson (#9b1414, Δ 2.024) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bleeding-crimson
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a30f20

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #bf1226, #e0152d, #eb283f, #ee4458, #f16575, #f3818e, #f69da7, #f8b9c0, #fcdade, #fef6f7
- Shades (toward black): #950e1e, #870d1b, #790b18, #6b0a15, #5d0913, #4b070f, #3d060c, #2f0409, #210306, #130204

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0fa392
- Analogous: #a30f6b, #a3480f
- Triadic: #20a30f, #0f20a3
- Split-complementary: #0fa348, #0f6ba3
- Tetradic: #6ba30f, #0fa392, #480fa3

## Colors that go with #a30f20

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

- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Royal Blue completes a triad with #a30f20 — 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), Chase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chase-com), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net), Coinbase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coinbase). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #a30f20 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
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Woodsmoke and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside #a30f20, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #a30f20 in 6 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Wendy's's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Wendy's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wendys-com), Vodafone (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vodafone-com), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #a30f20: 6 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Campbell's's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Campbell's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/campbells-com), Nissan (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nissanusa-com), AT&T (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/att-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [pool] — Goldenrod shows up next to #a30f20 in 4 real palettes, including Fireside and Candlelight, as the accent. Seen in: Fireside (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#fireside), Candlelight (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#candlelight), Noir Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#noir-beauty), Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Sienna** #a0522d [harmony, pool: analogous] — Sienna is #a30f20's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest), Aesop (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/aesop-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sienna
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #a30f20: 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): 7.94:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.65:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e9162e (4.62:1); AA: background → #c4c4c4 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #f16a79 (7.08:1); AAA: background → #f2f2f2 (7.09:1)

## Brands using this color

- **State Farm** — secondary #a11b13 (Δ 1.738) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com

## 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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/a30f20-c49c9c-62cb8c-2d241f-f1e9ee?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: "#a30f20" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.