Ember Burn color palette
Ember Burn is a 5-color palette drawing on purples, reds and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 26% (#2B1B3D, dark) to 96% (#FFF1D6, very light), and its most saturated color, #A33B70, is vivid. 3 of its 5 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 4 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged sunset, warm and purple.
- Oxford Blue #2B1B3D
- Purple #5B2A63
- Auburn #A33B70
- Sweet Salmon #F2845C
- Cornsilk #FFF1D6
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Blue | #2B1B3D | rgb(43, 27, 61) | hsl(268, 39%, 17%) | oklch(26% 0.064 304) |
| Purple | #5B2A63 | rgb(91, 42, 99) | hsl(292, 40%, 28%) | oklch(37.6% 0.108 321.8) |
| Auburn | #A33B70 | rgb(163, 59, 112) | hsl(329, 47%, 44%) | oklch(51.4% 0.148 352) |
| Sweet Salmon | #F2845C | rgb(242, 132, 92) | hsl(16, 85%, 65%) | oklch(72.7% 0.146 40.4) |
| 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 Ember Burn, 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 #2B1B3D | 14.17:1 | AAA | Lc -96.9 |
| #FFF1D6 on #5B2A63 | 9.61:1 | AAA | Lc -90.1 |
| #2B1B3D on #F2845C | 6.20:1 | AA | Lc 51.1 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/2b1b3d-5b2a63-a33b70-f2845c-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.