#B3001B
#E63946
#F8E9E9
#1D1D1D
#81262CWine
#CC4D60Brick
#FFD4DCBallet
#FFF8F9Snow
Brick & Wine Whisper is a vivid monochromatic color palette tagged warm, red, white. All four colors sit within 7° of hue, so the scheme reads as one color explored across light and dark. These are bold, punchy colors that need generous white space around them. The overall temperature is warm.
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Why it works and how to use it
It works because the lightness range is wide (33% to 99%), which gives clear hierarchy between background, content and accents. Try it for websites, presentations and branding.
- Background: Snow (#FFF8F9) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
- Text: Wine (#81262C) on #FFF8F9 gives 8.92:1, passing WCAG AAA.
- Primary: Ballet (#FFD4DC) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links with a border or a darker shade for contrast.
- Accent: Brick (#CC4D60) for highlights, badges and hover states.
2 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Wine on Snow at 8.92:1.
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Roles are assigned by lightness.
Color blindness simulation
#81262C
#CC4D60
#FFD4DC
#FFF8F9
Color-blind check: under deuteranopia, Ballet and Snow become hard to tell apart, so do not rely on that pair alone to carry meaning.
Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors
| Pair | Sample | Ratio | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
#81262C on #FFF8F9 | Aa | 8.92:1 | AAA |
#81262C on #FFD4DC | Aa | 6.99:1 | AA |
#CC4D60 on #FFF8F9 | Aa | 4.18:1 | AA large only |
#CC4D60 on #FFD4DC | Aa | 3.27:1 | AA large only |
#81262C on #CC4D60 | Aa | 2.14:1 | Fail |
#FFD4DC on #FFF8F9 | Aa | 1.28:1 | Fail |
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