# #bbb7af

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

## Values

- Hex: `#bbb7af`
- RGB: rgb(187, 183, 175)
- HSL: hsl(40, 8%, 71%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.78 0.012 84.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.4753
- Nearest named color: Ash (#bebaa7, Δ 1.641) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/ash
- Moods: muted, light, minimal, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/bbb7af

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c2beb7, #c7c3bd, #cecbc5, #d5d2cd, #dcdad6, #e1dfdb, #e8e6e3, #efeeec, #f3f3f1, #fafaf9
- Shades (toward black): #aba69c, #9c978b, #8c8578, #797367, #696359, #555149, #423f38, #2f2d28, #1e1d1a, #0b0a09

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #afb3bb
- Analogous: #bbb1af, #b9bbaf
- Triadic: #afbbb7, #b7afbb
- Split-complementary: #afb9bb, #b1afbb
- Tetradic: #afbbb1, #afb3bb, #bbafb9

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7c766a (4.51:1); AA: background → #474747 (4.65:1); AAA: text → #5b564d (7.28:1); AAA: background → #2b2b2b (7.08:1)
- On black (#000000): 10.51:1 — 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/bbb7af-c4bb9c-62b8cb-2c2d1f-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: "#bbb7af" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.