# #ffb6ae

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ffb6ae`
- RGB: rgb(255, 182, 174)
- HSL: hsl(6, 100%, 84%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.843 0.086 26.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.5777
- Nearest named color: lightpink (#ffb6c1, Δ 2.586) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightpink
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ffb6ae

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ffbab3, #ffc3bd, #ffc8c2, #ffd1cc, #ffd6d1, #ffdad6, #ffe3e0, #ffe8e5, #fff1f0, #fff6f5
- Shades (toward black): #ff9185, #ff6c5c, #ff4733, #ff230a, #e01600, #b81200, #8f0e00, #660a00, #3d0600, #140200

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #adf7ff
- Analogous: #ffadce, #ffdead
- Triadic: #adffb6, #b6adff
- Split-complementary: #adffde, #adceff
- Tetradic: #ceffad, #adf7ff, #deadff

## Colors that go with #ffb6ae

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 #ffb6ae: 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
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [pool] — Dark Olive Green shows up next to #ffb6ae in 4 real palettes, including Oatmeal and Undergrowth, as the lead colour. Seen in: Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Undergrowth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#undergrowth), Forest Floor (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#forest-floor), BrandSweets (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brandsweets). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Eggplant** #614051 [pool] — Eggplant shows up next to #ffb6ae 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), Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), Golden Hour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#golden-hour). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/eggplant
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 7 real palettes, including Lavender Milk and Casper Sleep's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #ffb6ae, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Peru** #cd853f [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Kiln and Coffee Bar put Peru beside #ffb6ae, as the lead colour. Seen in: Kiln (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#kiln), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #ffb6ae: 5 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 #ffb6ae: 8 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
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony: complementary] — Dark Turquoise sits directly opposite #ffb6ae 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): 1.67:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #eb1700 (4.51:1); AA: background → #545454 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #ad1100 (7.35:1); AAA: background → #383838 (7.01:1)
- On black (#000000): 12.55:1 — 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/ffb6ae-c4a59c-62cba3-2d271f-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: "#ffb6ae" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.