# #ffaea3

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ffaea3`
- RGB: rgb(255, 174, 163)
- HSL: hsl(7, 100%, 82%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.826 0.097 27.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.5418
- Nearest named color: Apricot Haze (#ffaaaa, Δ 1.582) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/apricot-haze
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ffaea3

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ffb7ad, #ffbbb3, #ffc4bd, #ffc9c2, #ffd2cc, #ffdbd6, #ffdfdb, #ffe8e5, #ffedeb, #fff6f5
- Shades (toward black): #ff8a7a, #ff6652, #ff462e, #ff2205, #db1a00, #b31500, #8a1000, #660c00, #3d0700, #140200

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #a3f4ff
- Analogous: #ffa3c6, #ffdca3
- Triadic: #a3ffae, #aea3ff
- Split-complementary: #a3ffdc, #a3c6ff
- Tetradic: #c6ffa3, #a3f4ff, #dca3ff

## Colors that go with #ffaea3

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 #ffaea3: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Bramble put Champagne beside #ffaea3, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ffaea3 in 5 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Cartier's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com), Retro Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#retro-pop), Target : Expect More. Pay Less. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/target-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Eggplant** #614051 [pool] — Eggplant shows up next to #ffaea3 in 5 real palettes, including Blush and Sepia Mono, as the accent. Seen in: Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono), Golden Hour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#golden-hour), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/eggplant
- **Hunter Green** #355e3b [pool] — Hunter Green is paired with #ffaea3 in 4 real palettes, including Canopy and Desert Road, as the lead colour. Seen in: Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road), Pine & Birch (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#pine-and-birch), Fireside (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#fireside). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/hunter-green
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Tide Pool put Midnight Blue beside #ffaea3, as the accent. Seen in: Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #ffaea3: 8 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Resort, as the lead colour. Seen in: Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Resort (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#resort), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony: complementary] — Dark Turquoise sits directly opposite #ffaea3 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/darkturquoise

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.77:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e61b00 (4.64:1); AA: background → #4f4f4f (4.62:1); AAA: text → #ad1400 (7.3:1); AAA: background → #333333 (7.12:1)
- On black (#000000): 11.84:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Sorbet** (pastel, light, friendly) — #ffb4a2, #ffd6a5, #bde0fe, #ffffff, #2f2a33 — Peach, apricot and baby blue on white — a soft consumer-app palette that still gets AA text from a single dark ink. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ffb4a2-ffd6a5-bde0fe-ffffff-2f2a33 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/pastel

## 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/ffaea3-c4a59c-62cba4-2d271f-f1e9ec?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: "#ffaea3" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.