# #dcd8d0

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

## Values

- Hex: `#dcd8d0`
- RGB: rgb(220, 216, 208)
- HSL: hsl(40, 15%, 84%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.883 0.012 84.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.6888
- Nearest named color: Athena (#dcd7cc, Δ 0.52) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/athena
- Moods: warm, muted, light, editorial, elegant, minimal, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/dcd8d0

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #dedbd3, #e3e0d9, #e5e2dc, #e9e7e2, #ebe9e5, #eeece8, #f2f0ed, #f4f3f0, #f8f8f6, #fbfaf9
- Shades (toward black): #cbc5b9, #bab1a1, #a89e8a, #978b72, #81765f, #6a604e, #524b3d, #3b362b, #23201a, #0c0b09

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #d0d4dc
- Analogous: #dcd2d0, #dadcd0
- Triadic: #d0dcd8, #d8d0dc
- Split-complementary: #d0dadc, #d2d0dc
- Tetradic: #d0dcd2, #d0d4dc, #dcd0da

## Colors that go with #dcd8d0

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 text near-black that reads cleanly against #dcd8d0 without the hard edge of pure #000. Seen in: Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #dcd8d0 in 21 real palettes, including Blueprint and Ember, as the accent. Seen in: Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#ember), Trailhead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#trailhead), Binance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/binance-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 47 real palettes, including Binance's brand system and Dropbox's brand system put Blue beside #dcd8d0, as the accent. Seen in: Binance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/binance-com), Dropbox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dropbox-com), Uber (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/uber-com), Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #dcd8d0 in 12 real palettes, including Gemstone and Klarna US's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Klarna US (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/klarna-com), ClickUp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-com), Fly.io (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fly-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Woodsmoke and Velvet put Brown beside #dcd8d0, as the accent. Seen in: Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), Typewriter (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#typewriter). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brown
- **Burgundy** #800020 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Candlelight and Heinz's brand system put Burgundy beside #dcd8d0, as the lead colour. Seen in: Candlelight (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#candlelight), Heinz (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/heinz-com), Mailchimp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com), Qatar Airways (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qatarairways-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- **Burlywood** #deb887 [pool] — Burlywood is paired with #dcd8d0 in 6 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Chalkboard, as the accent. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burlywood
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #dcd8d0: 10 real palettes, including Estate and Dusk, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.42:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7e735d (4.67:1); AA: background → #5e5e5e (4.56:1); AAA: text → #615848 (7.01:1); AAA: background → #424242 (7.07:1)
- On black (#000000): 14.78:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Allbirds** — accent #e0dacf (Δ 0.829) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/allbirds-com
- **Anthropic** — secondary #e3dacc (Δ 1.295) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/anthropic

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Pine & Birch** (forest, clean, minimal, cool) — #1f5f3f, #a3b18a, #dad7cd, #fdfcf9, #2b3a2f — One deep pine on birch-white with sage and bark greys — Scandinavian forest: mostly light, one committed green. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/1f5f3f-a3b18a-dad7cd-fdfcf9-2b3a2f — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/forest
- **Ink Wash** (monochrome, dark, neutral, elegant) — #d9d9d9, #8c8c8c, #f2f2f2, #121212, #ededed — Greys on near-black — the monochrome dark mode; keep everything a tint of white and the layout does the talking. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/d9d9d9-8c8c8c-f2f2f2-121212-ededed — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/monochrome
- **Stone** (neutral, cool, minimal, clean) — #44403c, #a8a29e, #d6d3d1, #fafaf9, #1c1917 — Stone greys with a faint warmth — Tailwind's stone scale used as a whole palette: interfaces that want to disappear. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/44403c-a8a29e-d6d3d1-fafaf9-1c1917 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral

## 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/dcd8d0-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: "#dcd8d0" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.