# #de7cb9

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

## Values

- Hex: `#de7cb9`
- RGB: rgb(222, 124, 185)
- HSL: hsl(323, 60%, 68%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.712 0.141 343.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.3345
- Nearest named color: Embarrassed (#ee7799, Δ 5.205) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/embarrassed
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/de7cb9

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #e189bf, #e495c6, #e8a1cd, #ebadd3, #eebada, #f1c6e0, #f4d2e7, #f7deed, #faebf4, #fdf7fb
- Shades (toward black): #d864ac, #d1479c, #c8328e, #ab2b7a, #932569, #7a1f57, #5e1743, #451131, #290a1d, #10040c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #7cdea2
- Analogous: #d37cde, #de7c88
- Triadic: #b9de7c, #7cb9de
- Split-complementary: #88de7c, #7cded3
- Tetradic: #ded37c, #7cdea2, #7c88de

## Colors that go with #de7cb9

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 #de7cb9: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Lido (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lido). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #de7cb9 in 5 real palettes, including Meadow and Blossom, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Sea Green** #8fbc8f [harmony: complementary] — Dark Sea Green sits directly opposite #de7cb9 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkseagreen
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #de7cb9: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com), Lido (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lido). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Light Sky Blue** #87cefa [pool] — Light Sky Blue is paired with #de7cb9 in 3 real palettes, including Mercury's brand system and Netlify's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com), Sentry (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sentry-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightskyblue
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #de7cb9 in two real palettes: Beach Hut and Gumroad's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Gumroad (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gumroad-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — Two real palettes: Lavender Haze and Railway's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #de7cb9, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Mustard Yellow** #ffdb58 [pool] — Two real palettes: Meadow and Lido put Mustard Yellow beside #de7cb9, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Lido (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lido). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mustard

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.73:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cd3794 (4.6:1); AA: background → #333333 (4.63:1); AAA: text → #9b276e (7.22:1); AAA: background → #0f0f0f (7.02:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.69:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## 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/de7cb9-c19fb0-6dcb62-2d1f22-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: "#de7cb9" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.