# papayawhip (#ffefd5)

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ffefd5`
- RGB: rgb(255, 239, 213)
- HSL: hsl(37, 100%, 92%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.958 0.038 80)
- Relative luminance: 0.878
- Name: papayawhip (`papayawhip`, source: css)
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/papayawhip

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fff1db, #fff1db, #fff3e0, #fff3e0, #fff5e5, #fff7eb, #fff7eb, #fff9f0, #fff9f0, #fffbf5
- Shades (toward black): #ffdea8, #ffcc7a, #ffbd52, #ffab24, #f59700, #c77b00, #995e00, #704500, #422900, #140d00

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #d6e6ff
- Analogous: #ffdbd6, #faffd6
- Triadic: #d6ffef, #efd6ff
- Split-complementary: #d6faff, #dbd6ff
- Tetradic: #d6ffdb, #d6e6ff, #ffd6fa

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

- On white (#ffffff): 1.13:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a86800 (4.52:1); AA: background → #6e6e6e (4.51:1); AAA: text → #7a4b00 (7.41:1); AAA: background → #4f4f4f (7.24:1)
- On black (#000000): 18.56:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Sunset Boulevard** (warm, vivid, bold, dark) — #ff6f61, #ffb347, #c9518b, #1a0f1f, #fff3e0 — Coral, apricot and magenta on aubergine — the gradient sunset every event brand wants, decomposed into flat tokens. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff6f61-ffb347-c9518b-1a0f1f-fff3e0 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm
- **Retro Pop** (playful, bold, warm) — #e63946, #457b9d, #f4a261, #fff4e0, #23201c — Fifties-diner red and steel blue with a peach — nostalgic pop that still passes contrast. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/e63946-457b9d-f4a261-fff4e0-23201c — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful

## 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/ffefd5-c4b99c-62bdcb-2c2d1f-f1eae9?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: "#ffefd5" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.