# #ae6765

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ae6765`
- RGB: rgb(174, 103, 101)
- HSL: hsl(2, 31%, 54%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.592 0.092 21.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.1964
- Nearest named color: Amaretto (#ab6f60, Δ 2.423) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amaretto
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ae6765

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b57573, #be8583, #c59391, #cea3a1, #d5b0af, #dcbdbc, #e5cecd, #ecdbda, #f4ebeb, #fbf8f8
- Shades (toward black): #a45956, #93504d, #824745, #723e3c, #613533, #502b2a, #3f2221, #2f1919, #1e1010, #0d0707

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #65acae
- Analogous: #ae6587, #ae8c65
- Triadic: #65ae68, #6865ae
- Split-complementary: #65ae8c, #6587ae
- Tetradic: #87ae65, #65acae, #8c65ae

## Colors that go with #ae6765

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

- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #ae6765: 5 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Dusk, as the lead colour. Seen in: Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Alpine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#alpine). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #ae6765, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #ae6765: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Puma (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/puma-com), IHG (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ihg-com), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [pool] — Dark Olive Green shows up next to #ae6765 in 6 real palettes, including Clay & Linen and Magazine Ochre, as the accent. Seen in: Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Magazine Ochre (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#magazine-ochre), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets), Farmers Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#farmers-market). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #ae6765: 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Dyson's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Dyson (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dyson-com), Etsy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/etsy-com), Postman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/postman-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Hunter Green** #355e3b [pool] — Hunter Green is paired with #ae6765 in 5 real palettes, including Desert Road and Bookshop, as the accent. Seen in: Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Fireside (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#fireside), Trailhead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#trailhead). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/hunter-green
- **Orange** #ffa500 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Sunset Boulevard and Graphite put Orange beside #ae6765, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard), Graphite (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#graphite), Farmers Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#farmers-market), Tequila Sunrise (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#tequila-sunrise). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orange
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [harmony: complementary] — Dark Cyan sits directly opposite #ae6765 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.26:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ab615f (4.56:1); AA: background → #0d0d0d (4.56:1); AAA: text → #824745 (7.15:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.93:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #c08987 (7.17:1)

## 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/ae6765-c4a29c-62cb9c-2d261f-f1e9ed?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: "#ae6765" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.