# #bdb5a6

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

## Values

- Hex: `#bdb5a6`
- RGB: rgb(189, 181, 166)
- HSL: hsl(39, 15%, 70%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.776 0.023 83.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.4662
- Nearest named color: Ashes to Ashes (#bbb3a2, Δ 0.741) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/ashes-to-ashes
- Moods: warm, muted, light, editorial, elegant, minimal, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/bdb5a6

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c4bdb0, #cbc5b9, #cfc9be, #d6d1c7, #dcd8d0, #e3dfd9, #e9e7e2, #eeece8, #f4f3f0, #fbfaf9
- Shades (toward black): #afa592, #a29681, #93856c, #81755f, #6d6350, #585041, #464034, #322d25, #201d18, #0c0b09

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #a7afbe
- Analogous: #beaaa7, #bbbea7
- Triadic: #a7beb6, #b6a7be
- Split-complementary: #a7bbbe, #aaa7be
- Tetradic: #a7beaa, #a7afbe, #bea7bb

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.03:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #81755f (4.52:1); AA: background → #474747 (4.57:1); AAA: text → #615848 (7.01:1); AAA: background → #292929 (7.15:1)
- On black (#000000): 10.32:1 — 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

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- editorial: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/editorial
- elegant: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/elegant
- 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/bdb5a6-c4ba9c-62b9cb-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: "#bdb5a6" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.