# #ae850a

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ae850a`
- RGB: rgb(174, 133, 10)
- HSL: hsl(45, 89%, 36%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.639 0.129 86.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.258
- Nearest named color: Arrowwood (#b3861e, Δ 1.221) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/arrowwood
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ae850a

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ca9b0c, #e7b10d, #f2bf26, #f4c843, #f6d060, #f7d97d, #f9e19a, #fbebbc, #fdf4d8, #fefcf5
- Shades (toward black): #9f7a09, #916f08, #7d6007, #6f5506, #604a06, #523f05, #433404, #302503, #221a02, #130f01

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0a33ae
- Analogous: #ae330a, #85ae0a
- Triadic: #0aae85, #850aae
- Split-complementary: #0a85ae, #330aae
- Tetradic: #0aae33, #0a33ae, #ae0a85

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.41:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #916f08 (4.69:1); AA: background → #242424 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #6f5506 (7.05:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.16:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #bc900b (7.13:1)

## 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/ae850a-c4be9c-62afcb-2b2d1f-f1ebe9?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: "#ae850a" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.