# #ee928b

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ee928b`
- RGB: rgb(238, 146, 139)
- HSL: hsl(4, 74%, 74%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.753 0.113 24.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.406
- Nearest named color: darksalmon (#e9967a, Δ 2.858) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darksalmon
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ee928b

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ef9b95, #f1a7a2, #f2afab, #f4bcb8, #f6c4c1, #f7cdca, #f9d9d7, #fae2e0, #fceeed, #fef7f6
- Shades (toward black): #e9756d, #e4584e, #e03a2e, #cc2a1e, #ad241a, #8e1d15, #6f1711, #50100c, #310a07, #120403

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #8ce7ee
- Analogous: #ee8cb6, #eec38c
- Triadic: #8cee92, #928cee
- Split-complementary: #8ceec3, #8cb6ee
- Tetradic: #b6ee8c, #8ce7ee, #c38cee

## Colors that go with #ee928b

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 #ee928b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Emerald Green completes a triad with #ee928b — 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), Scale AI (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/scale-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Light Sky Blue** #87cefa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sky Blue completes a triad with #ee928b — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Sentry (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sentry-io), PayPal (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/paypal-com), Opensea (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/opensea-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightskyblue
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Dark Turquoise sits directly opposite #ee928b on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Crayon Box (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#crayon-box). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkturquoise
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Forest Floor and Bramble put Champagne beside #ee928b, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #ee928b: 5 real palettes, including Bramble and Bakery, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ee928b in 6 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), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #ee928b: 7 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Postman's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Target : Expect More. Pay Less. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/target-com), Postman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/postman-com), Guinness (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/guinness-com), Amazon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amazon-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.3:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #df3226 (4.54:1); AA: background → #404040 (4.5:1); AAA: text → #a92319 (7.14:1); AAA: background → #1f1f1f (7.16:1)
- On black (#000000): 9.12:1 — 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/ee928b-c4a39c-62cb9f-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: "#ee928b" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.