# #fab2d9

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fab2d9`
- RGB: rgb(250, 178, 217)
- HSL: hsl(328, 88%, 84%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.842 0.097 345.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.5717
- Nearest named color: Candy Bar (#ffb7d5, Δ 1.765) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/candy-bar
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fab2d9

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fab7db, #fbc1e0, #fbc5e2, #fccfe7, #fcd4e9, #fdd9ec, #fde2f1, #fde7f3, #fef1f8, #fef5fa
- Shades (toward black): #f88cc5, #f566b2, #f33f9f, #f0198c, #d30d77, #ad0b61, #86094c, #600636, #3a0420, #13010b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #b2fad4
- Analogous: #f8b2fa, #fab2b5
- Triadic: #d9fab2, #b2d9fa
- Split-complementary: #b5fab2, #b2faf8
- Tetradic: #faf8b2, #b2fad4, #b2b5fa

## Colors that go with #fab2d9

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 #fab2d9: 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), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Railway's brand system and Lavender Milk put Midnight Blue beside #fab2d9, as the lead colour. Seen in: Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #fab2d9: 5 real palettes, including Macaron and Calendly's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Calendly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calendly-com), 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 #fab2d9: 4 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Stone, as the lead colour. Seen in: Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 8 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Sepia Mono put Slate Gray beside #fab2d9, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Ink Wash (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#ink-wash). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #fab2d9 in 19 real palettes, including Macaron and Garden Wedding, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Rain Garden (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#rain-garden). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Medium Aquamarine** #66cdaa [harmony: complementary] — Medium Aquamarine sits directly opposite #fab2d9 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
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #fab2d9: 3 real palettes, including Victoria's Secret's brand system and Fitbit's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Victoria's Secret (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/victoriassecret-com), Fitbit (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fitbit-com), Nikon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nikon-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.69:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e10e7f (4.59:1); AA: background → #525252 (4.63:1); AAA: text → #ad0b61 (7.01:1); AAA: background → #363636 (7.16:1)
- On black (#000000): 12.43:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Oreo** — accent #ffb5e0 (Δ 1.365) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oreo-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/fab2d9-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: "#fab2d9" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.