# #e8a6c8

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

## Values

- Hex: `#e8a6c8`
- RGB: rgb(232, 166, 200)
- HSL: hsl(329, 59%, 78%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.798 0.089 347)
- Relative luminance: 0.486
- Nearest named color: Elastic Pink (#eca6ca, Δ 0.709) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/elastic-pink
- Moods: warm, light, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/e8a6c8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #eaaecd, #ecb6d2, #eebed7, #f0c6dc, #f2cee1, #f5d6e6, #f7dfeb, #f9e7f0, #fbeff5, #fdf7fa
- Shades (toward black): #e189b7, #d869a3, #d14d91, #c3327d, #a62b6b, #8a2458, #691b44, #4d1431, #2d0c1d, #10040a

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #a6e8c6
- Analogous: #e7a6e8, #e8a6a7
- Triadic: #c8e8a6, #a6c8e8
- Split-complementary: #a7e8a6, #a6e8e7
- Tetradic: #e8e7a6, #a6e8c6, #a6a7e8

## Colors that go with #e8a6c8

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 #e8a6c8: 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), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Railway's brand system and Casper Sleep's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #e8a6c8, as the lead colour. Seen in: Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #e8a6c8: 5 real palettes, including Macaron and Nursery, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet), Calendly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calendly-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #e8a6c8: 5 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Polaroid, as the lead colour. Seen in: Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 9 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Dusty Blue put Slate Gray beside #e8a6c8, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #e8a6c8 in 21 real palettes, including Blossom and Macaron, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Medium Aquamarine** #66cdaa [harmony: complementary] — Medium Aquamarine sits directly opposite #e8a6c8 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/mediumaquamarine
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony, pool: split] — Emerald Green is a split-complement of #e8a6c8: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Supabase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/supabase). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.96:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cd3c87 (4.57:1); AA: background → #4a4a4a (4.52:1); AAA: text → #9e2965 (7.1:1); AAA: background → #2b2b2b (7.23:1)
- On black (#000000): 10.72:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Blossom** (spring, pastel, light, elegant) — #e8a0bf, #b5d6b2, #f7e1a0, #fffbfa, #3a2a33 — Cherry blossom, new leaf and pale primrose — a soft spring set for florists, weddings and anything that opens in April. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/e8a0bf-b5d6b2-f7e1a0-fffbfa-3a2a33 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/spring

## 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/e8a6c8-c49cac-62cb62-2d1f21-f1e9f1?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: "#e8a6c8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.