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Generated palette

Scarlet Palette

Scarlet Palette is a generated palette built from #FF2400, #00DDFF, #FF005D, #FFA200. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

Scarlet Palette combines primary #FF2400, secondary #00DDFF, surface #FF005D, background #FFA200, 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.

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5colors
Red palettedominant group
4use cases

Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#FF2400Scarlet
Secondary#00DDFF#00DDFF
Surface#FF005D#FF005D
Background#FFA200#FFA200
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-scarlet-primary: #FF2400;
--palette-scarlet-secondary: #00DDFF;
--palette-scarlet-surface: #FF005D;
--palette-scarlet-background: #FFA200;
--palette-scarlet-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

Primary#FF2400
Black 5.5:1 · White 3.82:1
Best #000000
Secondary#00DDFF
Black 12.79:1 · White 1.64:1
Best #000000
Surface#FF005D
Black 5.41:1 · White 3.88:1
Best #000000
Background#FFA200
Black 10.42:1 · White 2.02:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

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 Scarlet Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2252
Black text5.5:1AA Pass
White text3.82:1AA 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": "#FF2400",
    "name": "Scarlet"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#00DDFF",
    "name": "#00DDFF"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FF005D",
    "name": "#FF005D"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFA200",
    "name": "#FFA200"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FF2400",
    "name": "Scarlet",
    "blackContrast": 5.5,
    "whiteContrast": 3.82,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#00DDFF",
    "name": "#00DDFF",
    "blackContrast": 12.79,
    "whiteContrast": 1.64,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FF005D",
    "name": "#FF005D",
    "blackContrast": 5.41,
    "whiteContrast": 3.88,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFA200",
    "name": "#FFA200",
    "blackContrast": 10.42,
    "whiteContrast": 2.02,
    "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
[
  "scarlet 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-scarlet-primary: #FF2400;\n--palette-scarlet-secondary: #00DDFF;\n--palette-scarlet-surface: #FF005D;\n--palette-scarlet-background: #FFA200;\n--palette-scarlet-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "scarlet",
  "name": "Scarlet Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "scarlet",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Scarlet, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Scarlet Palette combines primary #FF2400, secondary #00DDFF, surface #FF005D, background #FFA200, 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": [
    "scarlet 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": "#FF2400",
      "slug": "scarlet",
      "name": "Scarlet",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        36,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        8,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        86,
        100,
        0
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2252,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.5,
        "white": 3.82
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/scarlet/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#00DDFF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#00DDFF",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        221,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        188,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        13,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5893,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.79,
        "white": 1.64
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/00ddff/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF005D",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FF005D",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        0,
        93
      ],
      "hsl": [
        338,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        64,
        0
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2205,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.41,
        "white": 3.88
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/ff005d/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFA200",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FFA200",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        162,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        38,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        36,
        100,
        0
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.471,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.42,
        "white": 2.02
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/ffa200/"
    },
    {
      "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": "#FF2400",
      "name": "Scarlet"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#00DDFF",
      "name": "#00DDFF"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF005D",
      "name": "#FF005D"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFA200",
      "name": "#FFA200"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FF2400",
      "name": "Scarlet",
      "blackContrast": 5.5,
      "whiteContrast": 3.82,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#00DDFF",
      "name": "#00DDFF",
      "blackContrast": 12.79,
      "whiteContrast": 1.64,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF005D",
      "name": "#FF005D",
      "blackContrast": 5.41,
      "whiteContrast": 3.88,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFA200",
      "name": "#FFA200",
      "blackContrast": 10.42,
      "whiteContrast": 2.02,
      "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-scarlet-primary: #FF2400;\n--palette-scarlet-secondary: #00DDFF;\n--palette-scarlet-surface: #FF005D;\n--palette-scarlet-background: #FFA200;\n--palette-scarlet-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/scarlet.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scarlet.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/scarlet/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/scarlet.json"
}
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