# #fd96ea

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

## Values

- Hex: `#fd96ea`
- RGB: rgb(253, 150, 234)
- HSL: hsl(311, 96%, 79%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.807 0.16 334.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.4864
- Nearest named color: Diva Mecha (#ee99ee, Δ 2.501) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/diva-mecha
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fd96ea

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fda0ec, #fdaaee, #fdb4f0, #febef2, #fec8f4, #fecdf5, #fed7f7, #fee1f9, #ffebfb, #fff5fd
- Shades (toward black): #fc73e3, #fb4bdb, #fb28d4, #f505c9, #d204ac, #aa038b, #87036f, #5f024e, #3c0131, #140010

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #96fda9
- Analogous: #dc96fd, #fd96b7
- Triadic: #eafd96, #96eafd
- Split-complementary: #b7fd96, #96fddc
- Tetradic: #fddc96, #96fda9, #96b7fd

## Colors that go with #fd96ea

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Emerald Green sits directly opposite #fd96ea on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Supabase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/supabase). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #fd96ea in 4 real palettes, including Macaron and Blossom, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #fd96ea: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony: split] — Dark Turquoise is a split-complement of #fd96ea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkturquoise
- **Yellow Green** #9acd32 [harmony: split] — Yellow Green is a split-complement of #fd96ea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellowgreen
- **Light Sky Blue** #87cefa [pool] — Light Sky Blue is paired with #fd96ea in two real palettes: Mercury's brand system and Netlify's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightskyblue
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — Two real palettes: Railway's brand system and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #fd96ea, as the lead colour. Seen in: Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Pale Goldenrod** #eee8aa [pool] — Two real palettes: Macaron and Blossom put Pale Goldenrod beside #fd96ea, as the accent. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/palegoldenrod

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.96:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d704b0 (4.63:1); AA: background → #4a4a4a (4.53:1); AAA: text → #a50387 (7.09:1); AAA: background → #2b2b2b (7.23:1)
- On black (#000000): 10.73:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Gumroad** — primary #fc94ec (Δ 0.642) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gumroad-com
- **NYX Cosmetics** — secondary #ff97e3 (Δ 1.164) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nyxcosmetics-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/fd96ea-c19fb7-82cb62-2d1f25-efe9f1?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: "#fd96ea" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.