#E0DCD9Bone
#C2B8B3Silver
#8B232ABrick Red
#1C1110Licorice

Calm Brick Red & Licorice color palette

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Calm Brick Red & Licorice is a monochromatic color palette tagged minimal, dark, gray. All four colors sit within 9° of hue, so the scheme reads as one color explored across light and dark. Neither washed out nor loud, it adapts to most contexts. The overall temperature is warm.

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SwatchNameHEXRGBHSLOKLCH
Bone#E0DCD9rgb(224, 220, 217)hsl(26, 10%, 86%)oklch(89.7% 0.006 60)
Silver#C2B8B3rgb(194, 184, 179)hsl(20, 11%, 73%)oklch(78.9% 0.013 49)
Brick Red#8B232Argb(139, 35, 42)hsl(356, 60%, 34%)oklch(42.6% 0.139 22)
Licorice#1C1110rgb(28, 17, 16)hsl(5, 27%, 9%)oklch(19.2% 0.019 25)

Why it works and how to use it

Two of the four colors are near-neutral, which leaves room for Brick Red to lead. Lightness runs from 9% to 86%. Well suited to websites, presentations and branding.

  • Background: Bone (#E0DCD9) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
  • Text: Licorice (#1C1110) on #E0DCD9 gives 13.55:1, passing WCAG AAA.
  • Primary: Brick Red (#8B232A) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links (6.5:1 against the background, fine for UI elements).
  • Accent: Silver (#C2B8B3) for highlights, badges and hover states.

4 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Bone on Licorice at 13.55:1.

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A palette preview that turns four colors into a page, so you can judge hierarchy, contrast and mood before you commit.

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Color blindness simulation

#E0DCD9
#C2B8B3
#8B232A
#1C1110

Color-blind check: all four colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia.

Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors

PairSampleRatioLevel
#E0DCD9 on #1C1110Aa13.55:1AAA
#C2B8B3 on #1C1110Aa9.5:1AAA
#E0DCD9 on #8B232AAa6.5:1AA
#C2B8B3 on #8B232AAa4.55:1AA
#8B232A on #1C1110Aa2.09:1Fail
#E0DCD9 on #C2B8B3Aa1.43:1Fail

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