# #f8ddea

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

## Values

- Hex: `#f8ddea`
- RGB: rgb(248, 221, 234)
- HSL: hsl(331, 66%, 92%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.923 0.034 347.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.7761
- Nearest named color: Cake Frosting (#f9dfe5, Δ 0.995) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cake-frosting
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/f8ddea

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #f9e1ed, #f9e1ed, #fae6ef, #fae6ef, #fbeaf2, #fceef5, #fceef5, #fcf2f7, #fcf2f7, #fdf7fa
- Shades (toward black): #f0b7d3, #e891bb, #e26fa6, #da498f, #cb2a78, #a52261, #7f1a4b, #5d1337, #370b20, #11030a

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #ddf8eb
- Analogous: #f8ddf8, #f8dedd
- Triadic: #eaf8dd, #ddeaf8
- Split-complementary: #ddf8de, #ddf8f8
- Tetradic: #f8f8dd, #ddf8eb, #deddf8

## Colors that go with #f8ddea

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 #f8ddea: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine), Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com), Harbour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#harbour). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [harmony, pool: triadic] — Deep Sky Blue completes a triad with #f8ddea — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Astro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/astro-build), Deep Water (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#deep-water), Cursor (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cursor-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony, pool: split] — Emerald Green is a split-complement of #f8ddea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Ledger Dark (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#ledger-dark), Playground (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#playground), Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Chime (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chime-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Light Coral** #f08080 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Light Coral is #f8ddea's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Sentry (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sentry-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightcoral
- **Plum** #dda0dd [harmony, pool: analogous] — Plum is #f8ddea's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com), NYX Cosmetics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nyxcosmetics-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/plum
- **Medium Aquamarine** #66cdaa [harmony, pool: complementary] — Medium Aquamarine sits directly opposite #f8ddea on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Fresh Juice (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#fresh-juice). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumaquamarine
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #f8ddea in 21 real palettes, including Blueprint and Ember, as the accent. Seen in: Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#ember), Trailhead (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#trailhead), Binance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/binance-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 47 real palettes, including Binance's brand system and Dropbox's brand system put Blue beside #f8ddea, as the accent. Seen in: Binance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/binance-com), Dropbox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dropbox-com), Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com), Cargo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cargo-site). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.27:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d53482 (4.52:1); AA: background → #666666 (4.52:1); AAA: text → #a1215f (7.25:1); AAA: background → #474747 (7.31:1)
- On black (#000000): 16.52:1 — 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/f8ddea-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: "#f8ddea" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.