Merlot Velvet color palette
Merlot Velvet is a 4-color palette drawing on neutrals, reds and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 17% (#140D12, very dark) to 86% (#F2CC8F, light), and its most saturated color, #B5475A, is vivid. 3 of its 3 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 2 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged warm and red.
- Rich Navy #140D12
- Auburn #7A3045
- Sinopia #B5475A
- Vanilla #F2CC8F
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Navy | #140D12 | rgb(20, 13, 18) | hsl(317, 21%, 6%) | oklch(17.1% 0.015 336.9) |
| Auburn | #7A3045 | rgb(122, 48, 69) | hsl(343, 44%, 33%) | oklch(41.9% 0.105 5.1) |
| Sinopia | #B5475A | rgb(181, 71, 90) | hsl(350, 44%, 49%) | oklch(55% 0.143 12.6) |
| Vanilla | #F2CC8F | rgb(242, 204, 143) | hsl(37, 79%, 75%) | oklch(86.4% 0.089 79) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Merlot Velvet, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #140D12 on #F2CC8F | 12.60:1 | AAA | Lc 79.1 |
| #F2CC8F on #7A3045 | 5.91:1 | AA | Lc -65.7 |
| #140D12 on #B5475A | 3.66:1 | AA large | Lc 28.3 |
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/140d12-7a3045-b5475a-f2cc8f.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.