# #ea9e9a

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ea9e9a`
- RGB: rgb(234, 158, 154)
- HSL: hsl(3, 66%, 76%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.773 0.092 22.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.4428
- Nearest named color: Calabrese (#f4a6a3, Δ 2.73) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/calabrese
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ea9e9a

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #eca6a2, #eeaeaa, #f0bab7, #f2c2c0, #f4cac8, #f5d2d0, #f7dad9, #fae7e6, #fcefee, #fdf7f7
- Shades (toward black): #e4817c, #de655e, #d7443c, #c73129, #a92923, #8c221d, #6e1b17, #4c1310, #2f0b0a, #110403

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #99e6ea
- Analogous: #ea99be, #eac699
- Triadic: #99ea9d, #9d99ea
- Split-complementary: #99eac6, #99beea
- Tetradic: #beea99, #99e6ea, #c699ea

## Colors that go with #ea9e9a

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 #ea9e9a: 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), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #ea9e9a: 4 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Paper & Pine, as the lead colour. Seen in: Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine), Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Alpine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#alpine). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Bramble and Forest Floor put Champagne beside #ea9e9a, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #ea9e9a: 5 real palettes, including Bramble and Desert Road, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ea9e9a in 6 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Target : Expect More. Pay Less. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/target-com), Retro Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#retro-pop), Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #ea9e9a: 4 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Victoria's Secret's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Target : Expect More. Pay Less. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/target-com), Victoria's Secret (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/victoriassecret-com), Fitbit (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fitbit-com), Guinness (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/guinness-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Eggplant** #614051 [pool] — Eggplant shows up next to #ea9e9a in 5 real palettes, including Blush and Bramble, as the accent. Seen in: Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Golden Hour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#golden-hour), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/eggplant
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Emerald Green completes a triad with #ea9e9a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Ubereats (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ubereats-com), Playground (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#playground). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.13:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d64038 (4.52:1); AA: background → #424242 (4.72:1); AAA: text → #a52822 (7.18:1); AAA: background → #262626 (7.1:1)
- On black (#000000): 9.86:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Casper Sleep** — secondary #e9a49c (Δ 1.418) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com

## 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/ea9e9a-c4a39c-62cb9d-2d261f-f1e9ed?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: "#ea9e9a" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.