# #ea8ba2

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ea8ba2`
- RGB: rgb(234, 139, 162)
- HSL: hsl(345, 69%, 73%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.743 0.118 4.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.3857
- Nearest named color: Foxy Pink (#db95ab, Δ 3.142) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/foxy-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ea8ba2

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ec98ad, #eea0b4, #f0adbe, #f2b6c5, #f4c3cf, #f6cbd6, #f8d8e0, #f9e1e7, #fceef1, #fdf6f8
- Shades (toward black): #e46c8a, #df4e72, #d9305a, #c2244b, #a81f41, #8a1935, #6c142a, #4e0e1e, #2f0912, #110307

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #8bead2
- Analogous: #ea8bd2, #eaa28b
- Triadic: #a2ea8b, #8ba2ea
- Split-complementary: #8beaa2, #8bd2ea
- Tetradic: #d2ea8b, #8bead2, #a28bea

## Colors that go with #ea8ba2

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 #ea8ba2: 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), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Lido (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lido). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ea8ba2 in 4 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Casper Sleep's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Target : Expect More. Pay Less. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/target-com), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Retro Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#retro-pop), Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #ea8ba2, as the accent. Seen in: Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #ea8ba2: 4 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), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #ea8ba2: 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Chalkboard, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Resort (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#resort), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Sky Blue** #87ceeb [pool] — Sky Blue is paired with #ea8ba2 in 4 real palettes, including Pastel Pop and Raycast's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Pastel Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#pastel-pop), Raycast (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/raycast), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Harbour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#harbour). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/skyblue
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Dusty Blue and Greige put Slate Gray beside #ea8ba2, as the lead colour. Seen in: Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Greige (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#greige), Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln), Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Medium Aquamarine** #66cdaa [harmony: complementary] — Medium Aquamarine sits directly opposite #ea8ba2 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.41:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #da345e (4.53:1); AA: background → #3d3d3d (4.51:1); AAA: text → #a81f41 (7.15:1); AAA: background → #1c1c1c (7.07:1)
- On black (#000000): 8.71:1 — 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
- friendly: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/friendly
- 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/ea8ba2-c49ca1-62cb7e-2d221f-f1e9ef?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: "#ea8ba2" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.