#710049Plum Purple
#9E003BCranberry
#B54500Rust
#C47A00Ochre

Cranberry & Rust Mist color palette

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Cranberry & Rust Mist is a vivid dark, split color palette tagged gradient, vibrant, warm. A split scheme: Plum Purple plays against Ochre across roughly 76° of hue. Saturation runs high, so use the brightest color sparingly and let the others carry the surface area. The overall temperature is warm.

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SwatchNameHEXRGBHSLOKLCH
Plum Purple#710049rgb(113, 0, 73)hsl(321, 100%, 22%)oklch(36.2% 0.151 350)
Cranberry#9E003Brgb(158, 0, 59)hsl(338, 100%, 31%)oklch(44.6% 0.178 11)
Rust#B54500rgb(181, 69, 0)hsl(23, 100%, 35%)oklch(53.6% 0.159 43)
Ochre#C47A00rgb(196, 122, 0)hsl(37, 100%, 38%)oklch(64.3% 0.141 68)

Why it works and how to use it

It works because the lightness steps are gentle (22% to 38%), which keeps the mood consistent from edge to edge. Try it for dark-mode interfaces and gaming.

  • Background: Ochre (#C47A00) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
  • Text: Plum Purple (#710049) on #C47A00 gives 3.41:1, enough for large headings only.
  • Primary: Cranberry (#9E003B) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links with a border or a darker shade for contrast.
  • Accent: Rust (#B54500) for highlights, badges and hover states.

No pair inside the palette reaches 4.5:1, so add black or white for body text.

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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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Roles are assigned by lightness.

Color blindness simulation

#710049
#9E003B
#B54500
#C47A00

Color-blind check: under tritanopia, Cranberry and Rust become hard to tell apart, so do not rely on that pair alone to carry meaning.

Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors

PairSampleRatioLevel
#710049 on #C47A00Aa3.41:1AA large only
#9E003B on #C47A00Aa2.44:1Fail
#710049 on #B54500Aa2.12:1Fail
#B54500 on #C47A00Aa1.61:1Fail
#9E003B on #B54500Aa1.52:1Fail
#710049 on #9E003BAa1.4:1Fail

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