# #fbbb18

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fbbb18`
- RGB: rgb(251, 187, 24)
- HSL: hsl(43, 97%, 54%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.829 0.167 82.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.5612
- Nearest named color: Amber (#ffbf00, Δ 1.326) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fbbb18

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fcc12c, #fcc845, #fcce59, #fdd672, #fddc86, #fde19b, #fee9b4, #feefc8, #fff6e1, #fffcf5
- Shades (toward black): #f6b104, #dd9f03, #c48d03, #ab7b03, #926902, #795702, #5f4501, #463301, #2d2101, #140e00

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #1858fb
- Analogous: #fb4918, #cafb18
- Triadic: #18fbbb, #bb18fb
- Split-complementary: #18cafb, #4918fb
- Tetradic: #18fb49, #1858fb, #fb18ca

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.72:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #976d02 (4.66:1); AA: background → #525252 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #745302 (7.05:1); AAA: background → #363636 (7.03:1)
- On black (#000000): 12.22:1 — 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
- **Trailhead** (warm, bold, vivid) — #c2410c, #365314, #fbbf24, #f4efe6, #1f1a12 — Rust, pine and sun — high-visibility earth tones that read at a distance and on a trail sign. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/c2410c-365314-fbbf24-f4efe6-1f1a12 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm

## 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/fbbb18-c4bd9c-62b2cb-2b2d1f-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: "#fbbb18" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.