# #eea5c8

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

## Values

- Hex: `#eea5c8`
- RGB: rgb(238, 165, 200)
- HSL: hsl(331, 68%, 79%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.802 0.096 349.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.4926
- Nearest named color: Elastic Pink (#eca6ca, Δ 0.415) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/elastic-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/eea5c8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #efaecd, #f1b6d3, #f3bfd8, #f4c7dd, #f6d0e2, #f7d4e5, #f8ddea, #fae5ef, #fceef5, #fdf6fa
- Shades (toward black): #e887b6, #e265a1, #dc478f, #d2287a, #b42269, #921c55, #741643, #51102f, #330a1e, #11030a

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #a5eecb
- Analogous: #eea5ed, #eea6a5
- Triadic: #c8eea5, #a5c8ee
- Split-complementary: #a5eea6, #a5edee
- Tetradic: #edeea5, #a5eecb, #a6a5ee

## Colors that go with #eea5c8

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 #eea5c8: 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
- **Light Sky Blue** #87cefa [pool] — Light Sky Blue is paired with #eea5c8 in 4 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), Audible (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/audible-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightskyblue
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Railway's brand system and Casper Sleep's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #eea5c8, 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 #eea5c8: 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), Calendly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calendly-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #eea5c8: 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] — 7 real palettes, including Dusty Blue and Midnight Luxe put Slate Gray beside #eea5c8, as the lead colour. Seen in: Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #eea5c8 in 19 real palettes, including Macaron and Blossom, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), 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 #eea5c8 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): 1.94:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d72d7f (4.59:1); AA: background → #4a4a4a (4.58:1); AAA: text → #a31f5f (7.2:1); AAA: background → #2e2e2e (7.02:1)
- On black (#000000): 10.85:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Macaron** (pastel, light, playful) — #f6a5c0, #a8d8ea, #c7e8b5, #fffaf7, #3f3340 — Rose, sky and pistachio at patisserie strength — the pastel trio, with a plum-grey text colour so it never washes out. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/f6a5c0-a8d8ea-c7e8b5-fffaf7-3f3340 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/pastel
- **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
- 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/eea5c8-c49cab-62cb66-2d1f20-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: "#eea5c8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.