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Pompeian Red Palette

Pompeian Red Palette: #A42A04, #047FA4, #A4042F, #A47904. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Pompeian Red Palette assigns primary #A42A04, secondary #047FA4, surface #A4042F, background #A47904, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #A4042F at 0.0818 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 2 of 5 values.

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5colors
Red palettedominant group
4use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#A42A04Pompeian Red
Secondary#047FA4#047FA4
Surface#A4042F#A4042F
Background#A47904#A47904
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-pompeian-red-primary: #A42A04;
--palette-pompeian-red-secondary: #047FA4;
--palette-pompeian-red-surface: #A4042F;
--palette-pompeian-red-background: #A47904;
--palette-pompeian-red-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#A42A04
Black 2.91:1 · White 7.21:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#047FA4
Black 4.58:1 · White 4.59:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#A4042F
Black 2.64:1 · White 7.97:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#A47904
Black 5.32:1 · White 3.95:1
Best #000000
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Pompeian Red 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 Pompeian Red Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0956
Black text2.91:1AA Fail
White text7.21:1AA Pass
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": "#A42A04",
    "name": "Pompeian Red"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#047FA4",
    "name": "#047FA4"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#A4042F",
    "name": "#A4042F"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#A47904",
    "name": "#A47904"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#A42A04",
    "name": "Pompeian Red",
    "blackContrast": 2.91,
    "whiteContrast": 7.21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#047FA4",
    "name": "#047FA4",
    "blackContrast": 4.58,
    "whiteContrast": 4.59,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#A4042F",
    "name": "#A4042F",
    "blackContrast": 2.64,
    "whiteContrast": 7.97,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#A47904",
    "name": "#A47904",
    "blackContrast": 5.32,
    "whiteContrast": 3.95,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "pompeian red palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-pompeian-red-primary: #A42A04;\n--palette-pompeian-red-secondary: #047FA4;\n--palette-pompeian-red-surface: #A4042F;\n--palette-pompeian-red-background: #A47904;\n--palette-pompeian-red-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
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  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pompeian-red",
  "name": "Pompeian Red Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "pompeian-red",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Pompeian Red, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Pompeian Red Palette combines primary #A42A04, secondary #047FA4, surface #A4042F, background #A47904, accent #FFFFFF. 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": [
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    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#A42A04",
      "slug": "pompeian-red",
      "name": "Pompeian Red",
      "rgb": [
        164,
        42,
        4
      ],
      "hsl": [
        14,
        95,
        33
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        74,
        98,
        36
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0956,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.91,
        "white": 7.21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pompeian-red/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#047FA4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#047FA4",
      "rgb": [
        4,
        127,
        164
      ],
      "hsl": [
        194,
        95,
        33
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        98,
        23,
        0,
        36
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1788,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.58,
        "white": 4.59
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A4042F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A4042F",
      "rgb": [
        164,
        4,
        47
      ],
      "hsl": [
        344,
        95,
        33
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        98,
        71,
        36
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0818,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.64,
        "white": 7.97
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#A47904",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A47904",
      "rgb": [
        164,
        121,
        4
      ],
      "hsl": [
        44,
        95,
        33
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        26,
        98,
        36
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2158,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.32,
        "white": 3.95
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#A42A04",
      "name": "Pompeian Red"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#047FA4",
      "name": "#047FA4"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A4042F",
      "name": "#A4042F"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#A47904",
      "name": "#A47904"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#A42A04",
      "name": "Pompeian Red",
      "blackContrast": 2.91,
      "whiteContrast": 7.21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#047FA4",
      "name": "#047FA4",
      "blackContrast": 4.58,
      "whiteContrast": 4.59,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A4042F",
      "name": "#A4042F",
      "blackContrast": 2.64,
      "whiteContrast": 7.97,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#A47904",
      "name": "#A47904",
      "blackContrast": 5.32,
      "whiteContrast": 3.95,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-pompeian-red-primary: #A42A04;\n--palette-pompeian-red-secondary: #047FA4;\n--palette-pompeian-red-surface: #A4042F;\n--palette-pompeian-red-background: #A47904;\n--palette-pompeian-red-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pompeian-red.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/pompeian-red/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pompeian-red.json"
}
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