# Monochrome color palettes

Looking for a monochrome palette? These 5 are hand-picked — one hue (or none) at four or five lightnesses, so hierarchy comes from weight and size alone — each with role tokens, AA-checked text contrast, and a one-line note on why it works. Open one in the palette tool to lock what you like and regenerate the rest.

- Page: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/monochrome
- Count: 5

## Palettes

### Typewriter

- Slug: `typewriter`
- Hexes: #2b2b2b, #8a8480, #a33a2f, #f4efe6
- Roles: primary #2b2b2b, secondary #8a8480, accent #a33a2f, surface #f4efe6, text #2b2b2b
- Text on surface: 12.36:1
- Moods: vintage, monochrome, editorial, minimal
- Why: Ink-black and ribbon-red on manila — the correspondence palette; all the vintage comes from the paper colour.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/2b2b2b-8a8480-a33a2f-f4efe6
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/2b2b2b, https://brandsweets.com/colors/8a8480, https://brandsweets.com/colors/a33a2f, https://brandsweets.com/colors/f4efe6

### Graphite Mono

- Slug: `graphite-mono`
- Hexes: #222222, #767676, #bdbdbd, #fafafa, #111111
- Roles: primary #222222, secondary #767676, accent #bdbdbd, surface #fafafa, text #111111
- Text on surface: 18.09:1
- Moods: monochrome, neutral, minimal, modern
- Why: Five greys, no hue — the true monochrome; the accent is a lighter grey, so hierarchy comes from weight and size alone.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/222222-767676-bdbdbd-fafafa-111111
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/222222, https://brandsweets.com/colors/767676, https://brandsweets.com/colors/bdbdbd, https://brandsweets.com/colors/fafafa, https://brandsweets.com/colors/111111

### Ink Wash

- Slug: `ink-wash`
- Hexes: #d9d9d9, #8c8c8c, #f2f2f2, #121212, #ededed
- Roles: primary #d9d9d9, secondary #8c8c8c, accent #f2f2f2, surface #121212, text #ededed
- Text on surface: 16:1
- Moods: monochrome, dark, neutral, elegant
- Why: Greys on near-black — the monochrome dark mode; keep everything a tint of white and the layout does the talking.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/d9d9d9-8c8c8c-f2f2f2-121212-ededed
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/d9d9d9, https://brandsweets.com/colors/8c8c8c, https://brandsweets.com/colors/f2f2f2, https://brandsweets.com/colors/121212, https://brandsweets.com/colors/ededed

### Blue Mono

- Slug: `blue-mono`
- Hexes: #1e40af, #60a5fa, #bfdbfe, #f8fafc, #172554
- Roles: primary #1e40af, secondary #60a5fa, accent #bfdbfe, surface #f8fafc, text #172554
- Text on surface: 14.04:1
- Moods: monochrome, cool, clean, technical
- Why: One blue at four lightnesses — monochromatic in the colour-theory sense; the deep step is the text, the pale step the surface tint.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/1e40af-60a5fa-bfdbfe-f8fafc-172554
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/1e40af, https://brandsweets.com/colors/60a5fa, https://brandsweets.com/colors/bfdbfe, https://brandsweets.com/colors/f8fafc, https://brandsweets.com/colors/172554

### Sepia Mono

- Slug: `sepia-mono`
- Hexes: #5c4a3a, #9c8b78, #cdbfae, #f7f1e8, #2f251d
- Roles: primary #5c4a3a, secondary #9c8b78, accent #cdbfae, surface #f7f1e8, text #2f251d
- Text on surface: 13.33:1
- Moods: monochrome, warm, vintage, muted
- Why: A single warm brown from espresso to oat — the sepia scale as a working palette, not a filter.
- Tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/5c4a3a-9c8b78-cdbfae-f7f1e8-2f251d
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/5c4a3a, https://brandsweets.com/colors/9c8b78, https://brandsweets.com/colors/cdbfae, https://brandsweets.com/colors/f7f1e8, https://brandsweets.com/colors/2f251d

## Palette tool

Every tool URL is the palette's state: `/palettes/new/<hex>-<hex>-<hex>-<hex>-<hex>?lock=0,2&style=vibrant`. Hand a link to a human, let them lock and regenerate, and read `lock=` back from the link they return.

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same collection and engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `list_palettes` (e.g. `list_palettes({ mood: "monochrome" })`), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry/seed → curated-first, with rationale), `generate_palette`, `analyze_color`, `check_contrast`.