# #fa8fbf

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fa8fbf`
- RGB: rgb(250, 143, 191)
- HSL: hsl(333, 91%, 77%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.777 0.14 352.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.4373
- Nearest named color: Bubblegum Beam (#f887c7, Δ 2.507) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bubblegum-beam
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa8fbf

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fa99c5, #fba2ca, #fbacd0, #fcb6d5, #fcc5de, #fdcee3, #fdd8e9, #fee2ee, #feecf4, #fff5f9
- Shades (toward black): #f86dac, #f64695, #f52482, #ea0b6f, #c8095f, #a1084c, #7f063c, #5d042c, #360319, #130109

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #8ffaca
- Analogous: #fa8ff4, #fa948f
- Triadic: #bffa8f, #8fbffa
- Split-complementary: #8ffa94, #8ff4fa
- Tetradic: #f4fa8f, #8ffaca, #948ffa

## Colors that go with #fa8fbf

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 #fa8fbf: 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), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Railway's brand system and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #fa8fbf, as the lead colour. Seen in: Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #fa8fbf in 10 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
- **Medium Aquamarine** #66cdaa [harmony: complementary] — Medium Aquamarine sits directly opposite #fa8fbf 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/mediumaquamarine
- **Light Sky Blue** #87cefa [pool] — Light Sky Blue is paired with #fa8fbf in 3 real palettes, including Mercury's brand system and Sentry's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Sentry (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sentry-io), Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightskyblue
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #fa8fbf: 3 real palettes, including Macaron and Nursery, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #fa8fbf: 3 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Polaroid, as the lead colour. Seen in: Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Lime Green** #32cd32 [harmony: split] — Lime Green is a split-complement of #fa8fbf: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/limegreen

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.15:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e50b6d (4.56:1); AA: background → #424242 (4.66:1); AAA: text → #af0853 (7.04:1); AAA: background → #262626 (7.02:1)
- On black (#000000): 9.75:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Mercury** — accent #fc92b4 (Δ 1.969) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-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/fa8fbf-c49ca9-62cb69-2d1f20-f1e9f0?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: "#fa8fbf" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.