# #fa009e

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fa009e`
- RGB: rgb(250, 0, 158)
- HSL: hsl(322, 100%, 49%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.647 0.268 352.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.2279
- Nearest named color: Big Bang Pink (#ff0099, Δ 1.346) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/big-bang-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa009e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ff14a9, #ff2eb2, #ff47bc, #ff61c5, #ff7ace, #ff8fd6, #ffa8df, #ffc2e9, #ffdbf2, #fff5fb
- Shades (toward black): #e60091, #cc0081, #b80074, #9e0064, #8a0057, #700047, #5c003a, #42002a, #2e001d, #14000d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #00fa5c
- Analogous: #d900fa, #fa0021
- Triadic: #9efa00, #009efa
- Split-complementary: #21fa00, #00fad9
- Tetradic: #fad900, #00fa5c, #0021fa

## Colors that go with #fa009e

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

- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: complementary] — Light Sea Green sits directly opposite #fa009e 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/lightseagreen
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Night Market and Sunset Boulevard put Tomato beside #fa009e, as the lead colour. Seen in: Night Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#night-market), Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard), Airbnb (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airbnb). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #fa009e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #fa009e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #fa009e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Yellow** #ffff00 [pool] — Two real palettes: JetBrains's brand system and Arcade put Yellow beside #fa009e, as the accent. Seen in: JetBrains (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com), Arcade (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#arcade). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellow
- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony: triadic] — Olive Drab completes a triad with #fa009e — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony: triadic] — Steel Blue completes a triad with #fa009e — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.78:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e0008e (4.61:1); AA: background → #1c1c1c (4.51:1); AAA: text → #a8006b (7.3:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.56:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #ff4dbe (7.06:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Maybelline** — secondary #ff009a (Δ 1.249) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/maybelline-com
- **JetBrains** — primary #f1049f (Δ 1.808) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/fa009e-c19fb1-6ecb62-2d1f22-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: "#fa009e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.