# #fa0a96

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fa0a96`
- RGB: rgb(250, 10, 150)
- HSL: hsl(325, 96%, 51%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.645 0.262 354.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.2274
- Nearest named color: Big Bang Pink (#ff0099, Δ 1.016) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/big-bang-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa0a96

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fb23a1, #fb37a9, #fb50b4, #fc69bf, #fc82c9, #fd96d2, #fdafdd, #fec8e7, #fedcf0, #fff5fb
- Shades (toward black): #e60588, #d2047c, #b9046d, #a0035f, #8c0353, #730244, #5a0235, #410126, #2d011b, #14000c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0afa6e
- Analogous: #e60afa, #fa0a1e
- Triadic: #96fa0a, #0a96fa
- Split-complementary: #1efa0a, #0afae6
- Tetradic: #fae60a, #0afa6e, #0a1efa

## Colors that go with #fa0a96

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 #fa0a96 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 Airbnb's brand system put Tomato beside #fa0a96, as the lead colour. Seen in: Night Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#night-market), Airbnb (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airbnb), Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #fa0a96: 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 #fa0a96: 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 #fa0a96: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Gold** #ffd700 [pool] — Gold shows up next to #fa0a96 in two real palettes: Night Market and Tabloid, as the accent. Seen in: Night Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#night-market), Tabloid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#tabloid). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/gold
- **Yellow** #ffff00 [pool] — Two real palettes: JetBrains's brand system and Arcade put Yellow beside #fa0a96, 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 #fa0a96 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.78:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e10585 (4.6:1); AA: background → #1c1c1c (4.5:1); AAA: text → #aa0365 (7.22:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.55:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #fc55b6 (7.11:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Maybelline** — secondary #ff009a (Δ 1.084) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/maybelline-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/fa0a96-c19faf-69cb62-2d1f21-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: "#fa0a96" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.