# #bea30e

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

## Values

- Hex: `#bea30e`
- RGB: rgb(190, 163, 14)
- HSL: hsl(51, 86%, 40%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.718 0.146 96.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.3717
- Nearest named color: Countryside (#a4a404, Δ 4.025) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/countryside
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/bea30e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #dabc10, #eece1b, #f0d333, #f2d950, #f4e06c, #f6e688, #f8eca5, #faf1bd, #fcf7d9, #fefdf6
- Shades (toward black): #ab930d, #9d870c, #8a760a, #7b6a09, #685a08, #554a06, #473d05, #342d04, #262103, #131001

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0e29be
- Analogous: #be4c0e, #80be0e
- Triadic: #0ebea3, #a30ebe
- Split-complementary: #0e80be, #4c0ebe
- Tetradic: #0ebe4c, #0e29be, #be0e80

## Colors that go with #bea30e

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

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #bea30e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Disney (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/disney-com), Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus), Mint Modern (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#mint-modern). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Cornflower Blue** #6495ed [harmony, pool: complementary] — Cornflower Blue sits directly opposite #bea30e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Gopro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gopro-com), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 5 real palettes, including League of Legends's brand system and Lexus's brand system put Blue beside #bea30e, as the supporting colour. Seen in: League of Legends (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/leagueoflegends-com), Lexus (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lexus-com), Binance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/binance-com), Rolex (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rolex-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Forest Floor put Champagne beside #bea30e, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [pool] — Dark Olive Green shows up next to #bea30e in 5 real palettes, including Forest Floor and Olive Grove, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove), Cider (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#cider), Undergrowth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#undergrowth). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #bea30e: 6 real palettes, including Open House and Guinness's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Guinness (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/guinness-com), Gopro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gopro-com), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Dodger Blue** #1e90ff [pool] — Designers have shipped Dodger Blue with #bea30e: 5 real palettes, including Liquid Death's brand system and PostHog's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Liquid Death (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/liquiddeath-com), PostHog (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/posthog-com), Opensea (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/opensea-io), Playground (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#playground). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dodgerblue
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #bea30e in 4 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Ubereats's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Ledger Dark (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#ledger-dark), Ubereats (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ubereats-com), Peloton (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/peloton-com), Playground (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#playground). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.49:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #85720a (4.76:1); AA: background → #383838 (4.71:1); AAA: text → #645607 (7.3:1); AAA: background → #171717 (7.2:1)
- On black (#000000): 8.43:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## 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/bea30e-c4c29c-4eaadf-292d1f-f1ece9?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: "#bea30e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.