Blush and Saffron color palette
Blush and Saffron is a 5-color palette drawing on purples, reds and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 31% (#3A2255, dark) to 96% (#FFF1D6, very light), and its most saturated color, #E0525C, is vivid. 4 of its 5 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged sunset, warm and red.
- Space Cadet #3A2255
- Imperial Red #E0525C
- Sweet Salmon #F2845C
- Light Gold #FBD38D
- Cornsilk #FFF1D6
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Cadet | #3A2255 | rgb(58, 34, 85) | hsl(268, 43%, 23%) | oklch(31% 0.09 303.2) |
| Imperial Red | #E0525C | rgb(224, 82, 92) | hsl(356, 70%, 60%) | oklch(63.1% 0.177 19.7) |
| Sweet Salmon | #F2845C | rgb(242, 132, 92) | hsl(16, 85%, 65%) | oklch(72.7% 0.146 40.4) |
| Light Gold | #FBD38D | rgb(251, 211, 141) | hsl(38, 93%, 77%) | oklch(88.6% 0.099 80.9) |
| Cornsilk | #FFF1D6 | rgb(255, 241, 214) | hsl(40, 100%, 92%) | oklch(96.2% 0.038 83.8) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Blush and Saffron, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFF1D6 on #3A2255 | 12.21:1 | AAA | Lc -94.7 |
| #FBD38D on #3A2255 | 9.61:1 | AAA | Lc -78.5 |
| #3A2255 on #F2845C | 5.34:1 | AA | Lc 48.4 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
Achromatopsia
Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/3a2255-e0525c-f2845c-fbd38d-fff1d6.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.