# #df86ba

A color — warm, light, clean. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#df86ba`
- RGB: rgb(223, 134, 186)
- HSL: hsl(325, 58%, 70%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.729 0.126 344.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.3628
- Nearest named color: Bubblegum Beam (#f887c7, Δ 4.678) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bubblegum-beam
- Moods: warm, light, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/df86ba

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #e292c1, #e59ec8, #e7a6cc, #ebb2d3, #eebfda, #f1cbe1, #f4d7e8, #f6dfed, #faebf3, #fdf7fa
- Shades (toward black): #d76aaa, #d1529c, #c9368c, #b12f7b, #952867, #792054, #611a43, #441230, #2c0c1f, #10040b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #86dfab
- Analogous: #d786df, #df868e
- Triadic: #badf86, #86badf
- Split-complementary: #8edf86, #86dfd7
- Tetradic: #dfd786, #86dfab, #868edf

## Colors that go with #df86ba

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 #df86ba: 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), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #df86ba in 8 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), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Sea Green** #8fbc8f [harmony: complementary] — Dark Sea Green sits directly opposite #df86ba 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 #df86ba: 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 #df86ba 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
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Railway's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #df86ba, 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), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #df86ba: 3 real palettes, including Polaroid and Garden Wedding, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Resort (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#resort). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Seafoam** #93e9be [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Blossom and Canopy put Seafoam beside #df86ba, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Supabase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/supabase). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seafoam

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.54:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cc3e90 (4.51:1); AA: background → #383838 (4.61:1); AAA: text → #9d2a6d (7.03:1); AAA: background → #171717 (7.05:1)
- On black (#000000): 8.26:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- 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/df86ba-c19faf-69cb62-2d1f21-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: "#df86ba" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.