# #dce5e5

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

## Values

- Hex: `#dce5e5`
- RGB: rgb(220, 229, 229)
- HSL: hsl(180, 15%, 88%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.915 0.01 197)
- Relative luminance: 0.7691
- Nearest named color: Airy (#dae6e9, Δ 0.543) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/airy
- Moods: cool, muted, light, minimal, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/dce5e5

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #dfe7e7, #e2e9e9, #e5ebeb, #e8eeee, #eaf0f0, #edf2f2, #f0f4f4, #f3f6f6, #f6f8f8, #f9fbfb
- Shades (toward black): #c4d4d4, #aac0c0, #92afaf, #789b9b, #648787, #526f6f, #3f5555, #2e3e3e, #1a2323, #090c0c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #e5dcdc
- Analogous: #dce5e0, #dce0e5
- Triadic: #e5dce5, #e5e5dc
- Split-complementary: #e5dce0, #e5e0dc
- Tetradic: #e0dce5, #e5dcdc, #e0e5dc

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.28:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #5b7b7b (4.6:1); AA: background → #636363 (4.69:1); AAA: text → #435b5b (7.28:1); AAA: background → #474747 (7.25:1)
- On black (#000000): 16.38:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Blueprint** (technical, cool, modern, dark) — #38bdf8, #818cf8, #fbbf24, #0f172a, #e2e8f0 — Cyan and indigo on navy is the developer-tool look; amber is the only warm note, so it always reads as 'attention'. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/38bdf8-818cf8-fbbf24-0f172a-e2e8f0 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical

## 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/dce5e5-a2bbbe-d45994-1f272d-e9f1ed?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: "#dce5e5" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.