# #b5bbaa

A color — muted, light, minimal, clean. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#b5bbaa`
- RGB: rgb(181, 187, 170)
- HSL: hsl(81, 11%, 70%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.783 0.024 122.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.4827
- Nearest named color: Ash (#bebaa7, Δ 1.233) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/ash
- Moods: muted, light, minimal, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b5bbaa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #bcc2b3, #c4c9bb, #c9cdc1, #d0d4c9, #d8dbd2, #dfe1da, #e6e8e3, #ebede8, #f3f4f1, #fafaf9
- Shades (toward black): #a4ab96, #959d85, #848e71, #747d64, #616954, #4f5544, #3f4436, #2d3027, #1d1f19, #0b0b09

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #b0aabb
- Analogous: #bbb8aa, #adbbaa
- Triadic: #aab5bb, #bbaab5
- Split-complementary: #aaadbb, #b8aabb
- Tetradic: #aabbb8, #b0aabb, #bbaaad

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.97:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #717a62 (4.5:1); AA: background → #474747 (4.71:1); AAA: text → #545b49 (7.07:1); AAA: background → #2b2b2b (7.18:1)
- On black (#000000): 10.65:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Clean Beauty** (minimal, muted, clean) — #7f8f70, #bdb5a6, #b5654d, #f8f6f2, #2e2e2a — Sage and clay on unbleached white — the nothing-to-hide palette for ingredient-led skincare. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/7f8f70-bdb5a6-b5654d-f8f6f2-2e2e2a — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal

## Fonts for this mood

- minimal: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/minimal
- clean: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/clean

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/b5bbaa-b1bea2-4e62df-222d1f-f1f0e9?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: "#b5bbaa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.