# #c596b4

A color — warm, muted, editorial, elegant. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#c596b4`
- RGB: rgb(197, 150, 180)
- HSL: hsl(322, 29%, 68%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.726 0.069 340.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.3698
- Nearest named color: Dripping Wisteria (#bb99bb, Δ 1.78) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dripping-wisteria
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/c596b4

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #caa0bb, #d0a9c2, #d5b3c9, #dbbdd0, #e0c7d7, #e6d1de, #ebdbe5, #f1e5ec, #f6eff3, #fbf8fa
- Shades (toward black): #ba82a6, #ae6b95, #a15987, #8a4c73, #764163, #633652, #4c2a3f, #381f2f, #21121b, #0d070b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #96c5a7
- Analogous: #bf96c5, #c5969c
- Triadic: #b4c596, #96b4c5
- Split-complementary: #9cc596, #96c5bf
- Tetradic: #c5bf96, #96c5a7, #969cc5

## Colors that go with #c596b4

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #c596b4: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Sea Green** #8fbc8f [harmony, pool: complementary] — Dark Sea Green sits directly opposite #c596b4 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Rain Garden (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#rain-garden). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkseagreen
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #c596b4: 6 real palettes, including Riverbed and Dusk, as the accent. Seen in: Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #c596b4 in 4 real palettes, including Meadow and Scale AI's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Scale AI (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/scale-com), Supabase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/supabase), Ledger Dark (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#ledger-dark). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Hunter Green** #355e3b [pool] — Hunter Green is paired with #c596b4 in 4 real palettes, including Canopy and Darkroom, as the lead colour. Seen in: Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/hunter-green
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Open House and Casper Sleep's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #c596b4, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #c596b4: 6 real palettes, including Crypto.com's brand system and Stone, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Crypto.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crypto-com), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 8 real palettes, including Graphite and Greige put Slate Gray beside #c596b4, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Graphite (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#graphite), Greige (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#greige), Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed), Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.5:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a65e8c (4.56:1); AA: background → #383838 (4.69:1); AAA: text → #7d4568 (7.18:1); AAA: background → #171717 (7.17:1)
- On black (#000000): 8.4:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- editorial: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/editorial
- elegant: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/elegant

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/c596b4-c19fb1-6ecb62-2d1f22-f0e9f1?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: "#c596b4" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.