# #a42e0a

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

## Values

- Hex: `#a42e0a`
- RGB: rgb(164, 46, 10)
- HSL: hsl(14, 89%, 34%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.48 0.16 35.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.0987
- Nearest named color: Brick (#a03623, Δ 1.79) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brick
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a42e0a

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c1360b, #e33f0d, #f24e1c, #f4693e, #f57f5b, #f79678, #f9b09a, #fbc7b7, #fde1d8, #fef7f5
- Shades (toward black): #952a09, #872608, #782107, #6a1d06, #5c1905, #4d1504, #3f1104, #300d03, #220902, #130501

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0a80a4
- Analogous: #a40a33, #a47b0a
- Triadic: #0aa42e, #2e0aa4
- Split-complementary: #0aa47b, #0a33a4
- Tetradic: #33a40a, #0a80a4, #7b0aa4

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.06:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.97:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d93c0d (4.6:1); AA: background → #cfcfcf (4.53:1); AAA: text → #f46c43 (7.07:1); AAA: background → #ffffff (7.06:1)

## 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/a42e0a-c4aa9c-62cbb1-2d291f-f1e9eb?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: "#a42e0a" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.