Anemone

Events & registration · Score 86 ·Excellent

Sitting mid-range in lightness, the lead color adapts to both light and dark themes with little adjustment. On a web page it works when the brand color anchors calls to action and the surrounding roles stay quiet enough for long reading sessions.

Anemone is a 10-role Web palette: primary #e23c16 on a #fbf9f9 canvas. Body text reaches 14.72:1 (WCAG AAA), leaving enough headroom for long reading sessions; the primary sits at 4.09:1 against the canvas, enough for large text and control borders, not for body copy.

Muted gray Red

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10 color roles

Every color has a defined purpose. Use the buttons on the right to copy it in any format.

Primary primary

Brand color, mapped to the CSS variable --color-primary

#e23c16rgb(226, 60, 22)hsl(11.2, 82.3%, 48.6%)

Primary hover primaryHover

Hover state: --color-primary-hover

#a4290drgb(164, 41, 13)hsl(11.1, 85.3%, 34.7%)

Primary active primaryActive

Pressed state: --color-primary-active

#6c1a07rgb(108, 26, 7)hsl(11.3, 87.8%, 22.5%)

Text main textMain

Body text: --color-text-main

#2d221frgb(45, 34, 31)hsl(12.9, 18.4%, 14.9%)

Text sub textSub

Secondary text: --color-text-sub

#856760rgb(133, 103, 96)hsl(11.4, 16.2%, 44.9%)

Background bg

Page background: --color-bg

#fbf9f9rgb(251, 249, 249)hsl(0, 20%, 98%)

Surface surface

Card and panel background: --color-surface

#f7f3f3rgb(247, 243, 243)hsl(0, 20%, 96.1%)

Border border

Dividers and outlines: --color-border

#eae3e1rgb(234, 227, 225)hsl(13.3, 17.6%, 90%)

Link link

Link color: --color-link

#a1260argb(161, 38, 10)hsl(11.1, 88.3%, 33.5%)

Accent accent

Highlight color: --color-accent

#28d0f6rgb(40, 208, 246)hsl(191.1, 92%, 56.1%)

Editorial review · Web

We go through the traps that bite most often on this platform. Every verdict is computed from the color values, not boilerplate.

Do links separate from body textSolid

No problem here, safe to use as is.

Card surface vs page backgroundWatch

The gap is small. Separate them with lightness or an icon as well, rather than hue alone.

Is the hover state visibleSolid

No problem here, safe to use as is.

Does the border steal attentionSolid

No problem here, safe to use as is.

How to use it

Written by hand for the hue family and lightness of this palette, not assembled from a template.

The lead color sits in the middle of the lightness range, which makes it the most adaptable: both light and dark themes are easy to build on.

Good forNaturally urgent, so it suits limited-time offers and calls to action that push people to act now.

Use with careUse it sparingly in finance and healthcare, where it can read as aggressive rather than trustworthy.

Pairs withSafest with neutral grays and white. Keep blue for confirmation and reserve red for danger and emphasis.

Hue family: Red

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Card oneSecondary copy, used to check contrast against WCAG.

Card twoAccent color for highlights: keep it a step away from the brand color.

Card threeNeutral text carries body copy, the most frequently used color.

Accessibility contrast check

Calculated to WCAG 2.1. AA is the accessibility baseline, AAA the enhanced level.

Foreground / background	Ratio	Body text	Large text
Body text / page background	14.72:1	AAA	AAA
Body text / card background	14.02:1	AAA	AAA
Brand color / page background	4.09:1	AA	AA

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CSS variables

:root {
  --color-primary: #e23c16; /* Primary */
  --color-primaryHover: #a4290d; /* Primary hover */
  --color-primaryActive: #6c1a07; /* Primary active */
  --color-textMain: #2d221f; /* Text main */
  --color-textSub: #856760; /* Text sub */
  --color-bg: #fbf9f9; /* Background */
  --color-surface: #f7f3f3; /* Surface */
  --color-border: #eae3e1; /* Border */
  --color-link: #a1260a; /* Link */
  --color-accent: #28d0f6; /* Accent */
}

SCSS variables

$color-primary: #e23c16; // Primary
$color-primaryHover: #a4290d; // Primary hover
$color-primaryActive: #6c1a07; // Primary active
$color-textMain: #2d221f; // Text main
$color-textSub: #856760; // Text sub
$color-bg: #fbf9f9; // Background
$color-surface: #f7f3f3; // Surface
$color-border: #eae3e1; // Border
$color-link: #a1260a; // Link
$color-accent: #28d0f6; // Accent

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js: Anemone
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'primary': '#e23c16',
        'primaryHover': '#a4290d',
        'primaryActive': '#6c1a07',
        'textMain': '#2d221f',
        'textSub': '#856760',
        'bg': '#fbf9f9',
        'surface': '#f7f3f3',
        'border': '#eae3e1',
        'link': '#a1260a',
        'accent': '#28d0f6',
      },
    },
  },
};

Machine-readable JSON

{
  "name": "Anemone",
  "platform": "web",
  "tags": [
    "Muted gray",
    "Red"
  ],
  "advice": {
    "family": "Red",
    "depth": "The lead color sits in the middle of the lightness range, which makes it the most adaptable: both light and dark themes are easy to build on.",
    "muted": null,
    "suit": "Naturally urgent, so it suits limited-time offers and calls to action that push people to act now.",
    "avoid": "Use it sparingly in finance and healthcare, where it can read as aggressive rather than trustworthy.",
    "pair": "Safest with neutral grays and white. Keep blue for confirmation and reserve red for danger and emphasis."
  },
  "roles": {
    "primary": "#e23c16",
    "primaryHover": "#a4290d",
    "primaryActive": "#6c1a07",
    "textMain": "#2d221f",
    "textSub": "#856760",
    "bg": "#fbf9f9",
    "surface": "#f7f3f3",
    "border": "#eae3e1",
    "link": "#a1260a",
    "accent": "#28d0f6"
  },
  "contrast": {
    "textOnBg": {
      "ratio": 14.72,
      "level": "AAA"
    },
    "primaryOnBg": {
      "ratio": 4.09,
      "level": "AA"
    },
    "textOnSurface": {
      "ratio": 14.02,
      "level": "AAA"
    }
  }
}