# #ab597b

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ab597b`
- RGB: rgb(171, 89, 123)
- HSL: hsl(335, 33%, 51%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.571 0.114 355.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.1723
- Nearest named color: Bermuda Onion (#9d5a8f, Δ 4.021) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bermuda-onion
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ab597b

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b46a89, #bb7793, #c388a1, #cc99ae, #d4aabc, #dbb8c7, #e4c9d4, #ecdae1, #f3e7ec, #fcf8fa
- Shades (toward black): #9c4f6f, #8e4865, #7d3f59, #6d374d, #5f3043, #4e2737, #3d1f2b, #2c161f, #1f0f16, #0e070a

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #59ab89
- Analogous: #ab59a4, #ab6059
- Triadic: #7bab59, #597bab
- Split-complementary: #59ab60, #59a4ab
- Tetradic: #a4ab59, #59ab89, #6059ab

## Colors that go with #ab597b

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] — 4 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #ab597b, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #ab597b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness), Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom), Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #ab597b in 14 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Clay & Linen, as the lead colour. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Notion (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [harmony: complementary] — Dark Cyan sits directly opposite #ab597b 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/darkcyan
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [pool] — Dark Olive Green shows up next to #ab597b in 3 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and BrandSweets's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [pool] — Goldenrod shows up next to #ab597b in 3 real palettes, including Fireside and Noir Beauty, as the accent. Seen in: Fireside (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#fireside), Noir Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#noir-beauty), Harvest (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#harvest). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [pool] — Medium Sea Green is paired with #ab597b in 3 real palettes, including Sourcegraph's brand system and DuckDuckGo's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Sourcegraph (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sourcegraph-com), DuckDuckGo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/duckduckgo-com), Indigo SaaS (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#indigo-saas). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #ab597b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.72:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #84435e (7.13:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.45:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ad5c7e (4.61:1); AA: background → #fafafa (4.52:1); AAA: text → #c1859e (7.12:1)

## 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/ab597b-c49ca8-62cb6d-2d201f-f1e9f0?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: "#ab597b" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.