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Cinnabar Palette

Cinnabar Palette: #E44D2E, #2FC6E4, #E42F6C, #E4A82F. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Cinnabar Palette assigns primary #E44D2E, secondary #2FC6E4, surface #E42F6C, background #E4A82F, accent #000000. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #2FC6E4 at 0.4659; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Red palettedominant group
4use cases

Palette Color Roles

Cinnabar Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#E44D2ECinnabar
Secondary#2FC6E4#2FC6E4
Surface#E42F6C#E42F6C
Background#E4A82F#E4A82F
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-cinnabar-primary: #E44D2E;
--palette-cinnabar-secondary: #2FC6E4;
--palette-cinnabar-surface: #E42F6C;
--palette-cinnabar-background: #E4A82F;
--palette-cinnabar-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Cinnabar Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#E44D2E
Black 5.4:1 · White 3.89:1
Best #000000
Secondary#2FC6E4
Black 10.32:1 · White 2.04:1
Best #000000
Surface#E42F6C
Black 4.92:1 · White 4.27:1
Best #000000
Background#E4A82F
Black 9.94:1 · White 2.11:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Cinnabar Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Cinnabar Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Cinnabar Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.22
Black text5.4:1AA Pass
White text3.89:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E44D2E",
    "name": "Cinnabar"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#2FC6E4",
    "name": "#2FC6E4"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E42F6C",
    "name": "#E42F6C"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E4A82F",
    "name": "#E4A82F"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E44D2E",
    "name": "Cinnabar",
    "blackContrast": 5.4,
    "whiteContrast": 3.89,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#2FC6E4",
    "name": "#2FC6E4",
    "blackContrast": 10.32,
    "whiteContrast": 2.04,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E42F6C",
    "name": "#E42F6C",
    "blackContrast": 4.92,
    "whiteContrast": 4.27,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E4A82F",
    "name": "#E4A82F",
    "blackContrast": 9.94,
    "whiteContrast": 2.11,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "cinnabar palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-cinnabar-primary: #E44D2E;\n--palette-cinnabar-secondary: #2FC6E4;\n--palette-cinnabar-surface: #E42F6C;\n--palette-cinnabar-background: #E4A82F;\n--palette-cinnabar-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "cinnabar",
  "name": "Cinnabar Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "cinnabar",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Cinnabar, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Cinnabar Palette combines primary #E44D2E, secondary #2FC6E4, surface #E42F6C, background #E4A82F, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a red palette, cyan palette, pink palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "cinnabar palette",
    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E44D2E",
      "slug": "cinnabar",
      "name": "Cinnabar",
      "rgb": [
        228,
        77,
        46
      ],
      "hsl": [
        10,
        77,
        54
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        66,
        80,
        11
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.22,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.4,
        "white": 3.89
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cinnabar/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#2FC6E4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#2FC6E4",
      "rgb": [
        47,
        198,
        228
      ],
      "hsl": [
        190,
        77,
        54
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        79,
        13,
        0,
        11
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4659,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.32,
        "white": 2.04
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E42F6C",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E42F6C",
      "rgb": [
        228,
        47,
        108
      ],
      "hsl": [
        340,
        77,
        54
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        79,
        53,
        11
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1961,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.92,
        "white": 4.27
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E4A82F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E4A82F",
      "rgb": [
        228,
        168,
        47
      ],
      "hsl": [
        40,
        77,
        54
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        26,
        79,
        11
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.447,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.94,
        "white": 2.11
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E44D2E",
      "name": "Cinnabar"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#2FC6E4",
      "name": "#2FC6E4"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E42F6C",
      "name": "#E42F6C"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E4A82F",
      "name": "#E4A82F"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E44D2E",
      "name": "Cinnabar",
      "blackContrast": 5.4,
      "whiteContrast": 3.89,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#2FC6E4",
      "name": "#2FC6E4",
      "blackContrast": 10.32,
      "whiteContrast": 2.04,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E42F6C",
      "name": "#E42F6C",
      "blackContrast": 4.92,
      "whiteContrast": 4.27,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E4A82F",
      "name": "#E4A82F",
      "blackContrast": 9.94,
      "whiteContrast": 2.11,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-cinnabar-primary: #E44D2E;\n--palette-cinnabar-secondary: #2FC6E4;\n--palette-cinnabar-surface: #E42F6C;\n--palette-cinnabar-background: #E4A82F;\n--palette-cinnabar-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cinnabar.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/cinnabar/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cinnabar.json"
}
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