# #f8a0db

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

## Values

- Hex: `#f8a0db`
- RGB: rgb(248, 160, 219)
- HSL: hsl(320, 86%, 80%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.811 0.127 340)
- Relative luminance: 0.5021
- Nearest named color: Hanami Pink (#f2abe1, Δ 2.554) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/hanami-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/f8a0db

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #f9aade, #f9b3e2, #fab8e4, #fac1e7, #fbcbeb, #fcd4ef, #fddef2, #fde3f4, #feecf8, #fef6fb
- Shades (toward black): #f57acc, #f359bf, #f033b1, #ed12a4, #c70f8a, #a10c70, #800a59, #5a073e, #390427, #13010d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #a0f8bd
- Analogous: #e9a0f8, #f8a0af
- Triadic: #dbf8a0, #a0dbf8
- Split-complementary: #aff8a0, #a0f8e9
- Tetradic: #f8e9a0, #a0f8bd, #a0aff8

## Colors that go with #f8a0db

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Emerald Green sits directly opposite #f8a0db on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Supabase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/supabase). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Railway's brand system and Lavender Milk put Midnight Blue beside #f8a0db, as the lead colour. Seen in: Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #f8a0db: 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), Calendly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calendly-com), Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #f8a0db in 8 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), Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #f8a0db: 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), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #f8a0db in 3 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), Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [harmony, pool: triadic] — Deep Sky Blue completes a triad with #f8a0db — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Calendly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calendly-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony: split] — Dark Turquoise is a split-complement of #f8a0db: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkturquoise

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.9:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #da1097 (4.66:1); AA: background → #4a4a4a (4.66:1); AAA: text → #a60c73 (7.19:1); AAA: background → #2e2e2e (7.14:1)
- On black (#000000): 11.04:1 — 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/f8a0db-c19fb2-72cb62-2d1f23-f0e9f1?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: "#f8a0db" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.