# #ff80a8

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ff80a8`
- RGB: rgb(255, 128, 168)
- HSL: hsl(341, 100%, 75%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.754 0.159 1.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.3953
- Nearest named color: Dream Setting (#ff77bb, Δ 3.82) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dream-setting
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ff80a8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ff8aaf, #ff99b9, #ffa3c0, #ffadc7, #ffbdd2, #ffc7d9, #ffd1e0, #ffdbe7, #ffebf1, #fff5f8
- Shades (toward black): #ff5c8f, #ff3877, #ff145f, #f0004c, #cc0041, #a30034, #800028, #5c001d, #380012, #140006

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #80ffd7
- Analogous: #ff80e8, #ff9780
- Triadic: #a8ff80, #80a8ff
- Split-complementary: #80ff97, #80e8ff
- Tetradic: #e8ff80, #80ffd7, #9780ff

## Colors that go with #ff80a8

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 #ff80a8: 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), Lido (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lido), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Railway's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #ff80a8, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #ff80a8: 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Chalkboard, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Resort (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#resort), Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #ff80a8 in 12 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), Raycast (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/raycast). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Medium Aquamarine** #66cdaa [harmony: complementary] — Medium Aquamarine sits directly opposite #ff80a8 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
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony, pool: split] — Emerald Green is a split-complement of #ff80a8: 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
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony, pool: split] — Dark Turquoise is a split-complement of #ff80a8: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Crayon Box (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#crayon-box). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkturquoise
- **Mustard Yellow** #ffdb58 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Meadow and Lido put Mustard Yellow beside #ff80a8, 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): 2.36:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #eb004a (4.53:1); AA: background → #3d3d3d (4.61:1); AAA: text → #b30039 (7.06:1); AAA: background → #1c1c1c (7.23:1)
- On black (#000000): 8.91:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## 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/ff80a8-c49ca4-62cb77-2d211f-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: "#ff80a8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.