# #fa4ca9

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fa4ca9`
- RGB: rgb(250, 76, 169)
- HSL: hsl(328, 95%, 64%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.687 0.225 351.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.2836
- Nearest named color: Eosin Pink (#ff5ec4, Δ 4.419) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/eosin-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa4ca9

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fb5bb0, #fb6fba, #fc7ec1, #fc92ca, #fda1d2, #fdafd9, #fdc3e2, #fed2ea, #fee6f3, #fff5fa
- Shades (toward black): #fa2e9b, #f9108c, #e5067d, #c7056c, #a9045c, #8b044c, #6d033c, #50022b, #32011b, #14010b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #4cfa9d
- Analogous: #f54cfa, #fa4c52
- Triadic: #a9fa4c, #4ca9fa
- Split-complementary: #52fa4c, #4cfaf5
- Tetradic: #faf54c, #4cfa9d, #4c52fa

## Colors that go with #fa4ca9

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, pool: complementary] — Light Sea Green sits directly opposite #fa4ca9 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Lido (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lido). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Tomato is #fa4ca9's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #fa4ca9: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Lido (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lido). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Cornflower Blue** #6495ed [harmony, pool: triadic] — Cornflower Blue completes a triad with #fa4ca9 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue
- **Lime Green** #32cd32 [harmony: split] — Lime Green is a split-complement of #fa4ca9: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/limegreen
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #fa4ca9 in two real palettes: Airbnb's brand system and Raycast's brand system, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Airbnb (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airbnb), Raycast (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/raycast). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Yellow** #ffff00 [pool] — Two real palettes: Arcade and JetBrains's brand system put Yellow beside #fa4ca9, as the accent. Seen in: Arcade (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#arcade), JetBrains (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellow
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Goldenrod completes a triad with #fa4ca9 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.15:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e5067d (4.51:1); AA: background → #292929 (4.62:1); AAA: text → #ae045f (7.04:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.67:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #fb56ae (7.04:1)

## 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/fa4ca9-c19fad-64cb62-2d1f21-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: "#fa4ca9" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.