Merlot and Cellar color palette
Merlot and Cellar is a 4-color palette drawing on purples, reds and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 24% (#3B002D, very dark) to 93% (#FFE0D3, very light), and its most saturated color, #7C3049, is moderately saturated. 4 of its 4 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged warm, red and calm.
- Jet #3B002D
- Maroon #5E1C1D
- Auburn #7C3049
- Apricot #FFE0D3
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet | #3B002D | rgb(59, 0, 45) | hsl(314, 100%, 12%) | oklch(23.8% 0.103 340.5) |
| Maroon | #5E1C1D | rgb(94, 28, 29) | hsl(359, 54%, 24%) | oklch(33.2% 0.096 23.2) |
| Auburn | #7C3049 | rgb(124, 48, 73) | hsl(340, 44%, 34%) | oklch(42.4% 0.109 2.4) |
| Apricot | #FFE0D3 | rgb(255, 224, 211) | hsl(18, 100%, 91%) | oklch(92.9% 0.039 44.1) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Merlot and Cellar, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFE0D3 on #3B002D | 13.77:1 | AAA | Lc -89.5 |
| #FFE0D3 on #5E1C1D | 10.15:1 | AAA | Lc -85.3 |
| #FFE0D3 on #7C3049 | 7.09:1 | AAA | Lc -78.1 |
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/3b002d-5e1c1d-7c3049-ffe0d3.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.