# #ff5542

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ff5542`
- RGB: rgb(255, 85, 66)
- HSL: hsl(6, 100%, 63%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.68 0.209 29.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.2815
- Nearest named color: tomato (#ff6347, Δ 2.317) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ff5542

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ff6857, #ff7566, #ff887a, #ff958a, #ffa89e, #ffb6ad, #ffc8c2, #ffd6d1, #ffe8e5, #fff6f5
- Shades (toward black): #ff3a24, #ff1e05, #e61700, #c71400, #ad1100, #8f0e00, #700b00, #520800, #330500, #140200

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #42ecff
- Analogous: #ff428e, #ffb442
- Triadic: #42ff55, #5542ff
- Split-complementary: #42ffb4, #428eff
- Tetradic: #8eff42, #42ecff, #b442ff

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.17:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #eb1700 (4.51:1); AA: background → #292929 (4.59:1); AAA: text → #ad1100 (7.35:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.63:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #ff6352 (7.16:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Monzo** — secondary #ff4f40 (Δ 0.906) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monzo-com

## 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/ff5542-c4a59c-62cba3-2d271f-f1e9ec?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: "#ff5542" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.