# #ffb3ad

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ffb3ad`
- RGB: rgb(255, 179, 173)
- HSL: hsl(4, 100%, 84%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.837 0.09 24.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.5652
- Nearest named color: Apricot Haze (#ffaaaa, Δ 2.106) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/apricot-haze
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ffb3ad

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ffb8b3, #ffc1bd, #ffc6c2, #ffcfcc, #ffd4d1, #ffd9d6, #ffe2e0, #ffe7e5, #fff1f0, #fff5f5
- Shades (toward black): #ff8d85, #ff675c, #ff4133, #ff1b0a, #e00f00, #b80c00, #8f0a00, #660700, #3d0400, #140100

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #adfaff
- Analogous: #ffadd1, #ffdcad
- Triadic: #adffb3, #b3adff
- Split-complementary: #adffdc, #add1ff
- Tetradic: #d1ffad, #adfaff, #dcadff

## Colors that go with #ffb3ad

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 #ffb3ad: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ffb3ad in 4 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 #ffb3ad 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
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 7 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Lavender Milk put Midnight Blue beside #ffb3ad, as the accent. Seen in: Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #ffb3ad: 4 real palettes, including Sorbet and Nursery, as the accent. Seen in: Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Steam (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/steampowered-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #ffb3ad: 7 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Oatmeal, as the lead colour. Seen in: Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Resort (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#resort), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Sky Blue** #87ceeb [pool] — Sky Blue is paired with #ffb3ad in 5 real palettes, including Pastel Pop and Dusty Blue, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Pastel Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#pastel-pop), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Still Water (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#still-water), Oatly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oatly-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/skyblue
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony: complementary] — Dark Turquoise sits directly opposite #ffb3ad 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): 1.71:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #eb1000 (4.56:1); AA: background → #525252 (4.58:1); AAA: text → #b30c00 (7.07:1); AAA: background → #363636 (7.08:1)
- On black (#000000): 12.3:1 — 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/ffb3ad-c4a39c-62cb9f-2d261f-f1e9ed?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: "#ffb3ad" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.