# #c4ae21

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

## Values

- Hex: `#c4ae21`
- RGB: rgb(196, 174, 33)
- HSL: hsl(52, 71%, 45%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.748 0.147 99.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.4212
- Nearest named color: goldenrod (#daa520, Δ 3.997) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/c4ae21

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #dac225, #dec93f, #e2cf55, #e6d56b, #eadd85, #eee39b, #f2e9b1, #f5efc6, #faf6e0, #fefdf6
- Shades (toward black): #b39f1e, #a18f1b, #908018, #7e7015, #6d6112, #574e0f, #463e0c, #342f09, #231f06, #111003

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2137c4
- Analogous: #c45d21, #88c421
- Triadic: #21c4ae, #ae21c4
- Split-complementary: #2188c4, #5d21c4
- Tetradic: #21c45d, #2137c4, #c42188

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.23:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #837416 (4.69:1); AA: background → #424242 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #645911 (7.05:1); AAA: background → #212121 (7.23:1)
- On black (#000000): 9.42:1 — 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/c4ae21-c4c39c-4ea7df-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: "#c4ae21" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.