Primary#CD5C5C
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#FAEFEF
RGB 250, 239, 239
HSL 0°, 52%, 96%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.11
100 Copy
#F0CECE
RGB 240, 206, 206
HSL 0°, 53%, 87%
Fail 1.46 AAA 10.13
300 Copy
#E19D9D
RGB 225, 157, 157
HSL 0°, 53%, 75%
Fail 2.21 AA 6.68
500 Copy
#CD5C5C
RGB 205, 92, 92
HSL 0°, 53%, 58%
AA large 3.98 AA large 3.71
700 Copy
#9A4545
RGB 154, 69, 69
HSL 0°, 38%, 44%
AA 6.34 Fail 2.33
900 Copy
#662E2E
RGB 102, 46, 46
HSL 0°, 38%, 29%
AAA 10.53 Fail 1.4
Secondary#CD5C95
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#FAEFF4
RGB 250, 239, 244
HSL 333°, 52%, 96%
Fail 1.12 AAA 13.15
100 Copy
#F0CEDF
RGB 240, 206, 223
HSL 330°, 53%, 87%
Fail 1.44 AAA 10.26
300 Copy
#E19DBF
RGB 225, 157, 191
HSL 330°, 53%, 75%
Fail 2.15 AA 6.87
500 Copy
#CD5C95
RGB 205, 92, 149
HSL 330°, 53%, 58%
AA large 3.78 AA large 3.91
700 Copy
#9A4570
RGB 154, 69, 112
HSL 330°, 38%, 44%
AA 6.07 Fail 2.43
900 Copy
#662E4A
RGB 102, 46, 74
HSL 330°, 38%, 29%
AAA 10.22 Fail 1.44
Tertiary#CD955C
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#FAF4EF
RGB 250, 244, 239
HSL 27°, 52%, 96%
Fail 1.09 AAA 13.53
100 Copy
#F0DFCE
RGB 240, 223, 206
HSL 30°, 53%, 87%
Fail 1.3 AAA 11.35
300 Copy
#E1BF9D
RGB 225, 191, 157
HSL 30°, 53%, 75%
Fail 1.73 AAA 8.53
500 Copy
#CD955C
RGB 205, 149, 92
HSL 30°, 53%, 58%
Fail 2.61 AA 5.66
700 Copy
#9A7045
RGB 154, 112, 69
HSL 30°, 38%, 44%
AA large 4.4 AA large 3.36
900 Copy
#664A2E
RGB 102, 74, 46
HSL 30°, 38%, 29%
AAA 8.13 Fail 1.82
Quaternary#CD5CCD
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#FAEFFA
RGB 250, 239, 250
HSL 300°, 52%, 96%
Fail 1.12 AAA 13.2
100 Copy
#F0CEF0
RGB 240, 206, 240
HSL 300°, 53%, 87%
Fail 1.42 AAA 10.39
300 Copy
#E19DE1
RGB 225, 157, 225
HSL 300°, 53%, 75%
Fail 2.08 AAA 7.1
500 Copy
#CD5CCD
RGB 205, 92, 205
HSL 300°, 53%, 58%
AA large 3.5 AA large 4.22
700 Copy
#9A459A
RGB 154, 69, 154
HSL 300°, 38%, 44%
AA 5.69 Fail 2.59
900 Copy
#662E66
RGB 102, 46, 102
HSL 300°, 38%, 29%
AAA 9.78 Fail 1.51
Quinary#CDCD5C
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#FAFAEF
RGB 250, 250, 239
HSL 60°, 52%, 96%
Fail 1.05 AAA 14.04
100 Copy
#F0F0CE
RGB 240, 240, 206
HSL 60°, 53%, 87%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.69
300 Copy
#E1E19D
RGB 225, 225, 157
HSL 60°, 53%, 75%
Fail 1.36 AAA 10.86
500 Copy
#CDCD5C
RGB 205, 205, 92
HSL 60°, 53%, 58%
Fail 1.68 AAA 8.77
700 Copy
#9A9A45
RGB 154, 154, 69
HSL 60°, 38%, 44%
Fail 2.97 AA 4.98
900 Copy
#66662E
RGB 102, 102, 46
HSL 60°, 38%, 29%
AA 5.99 Fail 2.46
Neutral#684B4B
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#F0EDED
RGB 240, 237, 237
HSL 0°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D2C9C9
RGB 210, 201, 201
HSL 0°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.09
300 Copy
#A49393
RGB 164, 147, 147
HSL 0°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.93 AA 5.04
500 Copy
#684B4B
RGB 104, 75, 75
HSL 0°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.79 Fail 1.89
700 Copy
#4E3838
RGB 78, 56, 56
HSL 0°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.79 Fail 1.37
900 Copy
#342626
RGB 52, 38, 38
HSL 0°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.47 Fail 1.02
Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Badges show WCAG contrast against white text and against dark text (#0F2A3F). AAA is 7:1 or higher. AA is 4.5:1 or higher. AA large is 3:1 or higher.
In use
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Buttons
Primary action
Secondary
Outline
Call to action
Confirm
Navigation
Indian red Work Services About Contact
Alerts
Information uses the secondary colour.
Success uses tertiary.
Warnings use quaternary.
Typography
Heading in primary
Body copy in neutral 500 on a white card. This keeps long text easy to read.
Muted caption text in neutral 300.
Links use primary 500
Dark surface
Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
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Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to cd5c5c-analogous.css and cd5c5c-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #FAEFEF;
--primary-100: #F0CECE;
--primary-300: #E19D9D;
--primary-500: #CD5C5C;
--primary-700: #9A4545;
--primary-900: #662E2E;
--secondary-50: #FAEFF4;
--secondary-100: #F0CEDF;
--secondary-300: #E19DBF;
--secondary-500: #CD5C95;
--secondary-700: #9A4570;
--secondary-900: #662E4A;
--tertiary-50: #FAF4EF;
--tertiary-100: #F0DFCE;
--tertiary-300: #E1BF9D;
--tertiary-500: #CD955C;
--tertiary-700: #9A7045;
--tertiary-900: #664A2E;
--quaternary-50: #FAEFFA;
--quaternary-100: #F0CEF0;
--quaternary-300: #E19DE1;
--quaternary-500: #CD5CCD;
--quaternary-700: #9A459A;
--quaternary-900: #662E66;
--quinary-50: #FAFAEF;
--quinary-100: #F0F0CE;
--quinary-300: #E1E19D;
--quinary-500: #CDCD5C;
--quinary-700: #9A9A45;
--quinary-900: #66662E;
--neutral-50: #F0EDED;
--neutral-100: #D2C9C9;
--neutral-300: #A49393;
--neutral-500: #684B4B;
--neutral-700: #4E3838;
--neutral-900: #342626;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.