# #f9aaeb

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

## Values

- Hex: `#f9aaeb`
- RGB: rgb(249, 170, 235)
- HSL: hsl(311, 87%, 82%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.834 0.124 333.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.5489
- Nearest named color: Hanami Pink (#f2abe1, Δ 1.888) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/hanami-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/f9aaeb

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fab3ed, #fab7ee, #fbc1f0, #fbc6f1, #fccff4, #fcd9f6, #fddef7, #fde7f9, #feecfa, #fef5fd
- Shades (toward black): #f683e1, #f45dd8, #f13bd0, #ef15c7, #cd0eaa, #a70c8a, #81096b, #5f074f, #39042f, #130110

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #a9f9b8
- Analogous: #e0a9f9, #f9a9c2
- Triadic: #eaf9a9, #a9eaf9
- Split-complementary: #c2f9a9, #a9f9e0
- Tetradic: #f9e0a9, #a9f9b8, #a9c2f9

## Colors that go with #f9aaeb

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 #f9aaeb 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 #f9aaeb, 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 #f9aaeb: 4 real palettes, including Macaron and Calendly's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Calendly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calendly-com), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #f9aaeb 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), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #f9aaeb: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony: split] — Dark Turquoise is a split-complement of #f9aaeb: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkturquoise
- **Yellow Green** #9acd32 [harmony: split] — Yellow Green is a split-complement of #f9aaeb: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellowgreen
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #f9aaeb in two real palettes: Casper Sleep's brand system and Cartier's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.75:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d70fb2 (4.56:1); AA: background → #4f4f4f (4.67:1); AAA: text → #a20b86 (7.17:1); AAA: background → #333333 (7.21:1)
- On black (#000000): 11.98:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Tinder** — accent #f5b1eb (Δ 1.726) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tinder-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/f9aaeb-c19fb7-82cb62-2d1f25-efe9f1?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: "#f9aaeb" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.