# #ff7542

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ff7542`
- RGB: rgb(255, 117, 66)
- HSL: hsl(16, 100%, 63%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.719 0.181 39.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.3438
- Nearest named color: coral (#ff7f50, Δ 2.043) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/coral
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ff7542

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ff8457, #ff8f66, #ff9e7a, #ffa98a, #ffb89e, #ffc3ad, #ffd2c2, #ffddd1, #ffece5, #fff8f5
- Shades (toward black): #ff5e24, #ff4805, #e63d00, #c73500, #ad2e00, #8f2600, #701e00, #521600, #330e00, #140500

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #42cdff
- Analogous: #ff426e, #ffd342
- Triadic: #42ff75, #7542ff
- Split-complementary: #42ffd3, #426eff
- Tetradic: #6eff42, #42cdff, #d342ff

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.67:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #db3a00 (4.55:1); AA: background → #363636 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #a32c00 (7.2:1); AAA: background → #121212 (7.03:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.88:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Sketch** — secondary #ff7843 (Δ 0.596) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sketch-com
- **Postman** — primary #fc6c34 (Δ 1.969) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/postman-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Fresh Juice** (playful, vivid, light) — #ff6b35, #ffd166, #06d6a0, #ffffff, #1f1f1f — Orange, mango and mint — a sugar rush; keep the type black so it stays legible under all that color. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff6b35-ffd166-06d6a0-ffffff-1f1f1f — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful

## 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/ff7542-c4ab9c-62cbb4-2d291f-f1e9eb?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: "#ff7542" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.