# Herring Silver (#c6c8cf)

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

## Values

- Hex: `#c6c8cf`
- RGB: rgb(198, 200, 207)
- HSL: hsl(227, 9%, 79%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.833 0.01 273.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.5782
- Name: Herring Silver (`herring-silver`, source: list)
- Moods: muted, light, minimal, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/herring-silver

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #caccd3, #d0d1d8, #d5d7dc, #dbdce1, #e0e2e5, #e3e4e8, #e9eaec, #eeeff1, #f4f4f6, #f9fafa
- Shades (toward black): #b1b4be, #9b9fab, #878c9b, #727788, #616675, #4f525f, #3f414b, #2c2e35, #1c1d21, #090a0b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #ceccc5
- Analogous: #c5ccce, #c7c5ce
- Triadic: #cec5c7, #c7cec5
- Split-complementary: #cec7c5, #cccec5
- Tetradic: #cec5cc, #ceccc5, #c5cec7

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.67:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #6f7485 (4.65:1); AA: background → #545454 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #545764 (7.18:1); AAA: background → #383838 (7.02:1)
- On black (#000000): 12.56:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Estate** (luxury, dark, elegant) — #b08d57, #8a97a5, #c9c9c9, #101418, #eef1f4 — Bronze on charcoal signals premium listings; the silver accent handles secondary detail without adding color. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/b08d57-8a97a5-c9c9c9-101418-eef1f4 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury

## 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/c6c8cf-9ca0c4-df7a4e-221f2d-e9eff1?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: "#c6c8cf" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.