# #fa8fad

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fa8fad`
- RGB: rgb(250, 143, 173)
- HSL: hsl(343, 91%, 77%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.772 0.133 2.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.4299
- Nearest named color: Brandywine Spritz (#e69dad, Δ 4.387) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brandywine-spritz
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa8fad

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fa99b4, #fba2bb, #fbacc3, #fcb6ca, #fcc5d4, #fdcedb, #fdd8e3, #fee2ea, #feecf1, #fff5f8
- Shades (toward black): #f86d94, #f64678, #f5245f, #ea0b4a, #c8093f, #a10833, #7f0628, #5d041d, #360311, #130106

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #8ffadb
- Analogous: #fa8fe3, #faa68f
- Triadic: #adfa8f, #8fadfa
- Split-complementary: #8ffaa6, #8fe3fa
- Tetradic: #e3fa8f, #8ffadb, #a68ffa

## Colors that go with #fa8fad

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 #fa8fad: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Dark Turquoise sits directly opposite #fa8fad on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Crayon Box (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#crayon-box). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkturquoise
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Railway's brand system and Casper Sleep's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #fa8fad, as the lead colour. Seen in: Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #fa8fad: 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Garden Wedding, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Resort (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#resort). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #fa8fad in 13 real palettes, including Meadow and Blossom, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony, pool: split] — Emerald Green is a split-complement of #fa8fad: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #fa8fad in 3 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Casper Sleep's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Target : Expect More. Pay Less. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/target-com), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Mustard Yellow** #ffdb58 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Meadow and Lido put Mustard Yellow beside #fa8fad, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Lido (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lido), Crayon Box (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#crayon-box). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mustard

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.19:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ea0b4a (4.52:1); AA: background → #424242 (4.59:1); AAA: text → #af0838 (7.21:1); AAA: background → #242424 (7.09:1)
- On black (#000000): 9.6:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Mercury** — accent #fc92b4 (Δ 1.094) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Meadow** (spring, light, friendly, vivid) — #6cbf4b, #f9d56e, #f18fb2, #fbfef7, #1f2d1a — Fresh green, buttercup and a wildflower pink — spring at full saturation; the leaf-dark text does the anchoring. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/6cbf4b-f9d56e-f18fb2-fbfef7-1f2d1a — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/spring

## 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/fa8fad-c49ca3-62cb7b-2d211f-f1e9ef?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: "#fa8fad" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.