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Traffic Red Palette

Traffic Red Palette: #CC0605, #05CCCC, #CC0569, #CC6905. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Traffic Red Palette assigns primary #CC0605, secondary #05CCCC, surface #CC0569, background #CC6905, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #CC0605 at 0.1298 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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5colors
Red palettedominant group
4use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#CC0605Traffic Red
Secondary#05CCCC#05CCCC
Surface#CC0569#CC0569
Background#CC6905#CC6905
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-traffic-red-primary: #CC0605;
--palette-traffic-red-secondary: #05CCCC;
--palette-traffic-red-surface: #CC0569;
--palette-traffic-red-background: #CC6905;
--palette-traffic-red-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#CC0605
Black 3.6:1 · White 5.84:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#05CCCC
Black 10.52:1 · White 2:1
Best #000000
Surface#CC0569
Black 3.79:1 · White 5.54:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#CC6905
Black 5.59:1 · White 3.76:1
Best #000000
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Traffic 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 Traffic Red Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1298
Black text3.6:1AA Fail
White text5.84:1AA 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": "#CC0605",
    "name": "Traffic Red"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#05CCCC",
    "name": "#05CCCC"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#CC0569",
    "name": "#CC0569"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CC6905",
    "name": "#CC6905"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#CC0605",
    "name": "Traffic Red",
    "blackContrast": 3.6,
    "whiteContrast": 5.84,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#05CCCC",
    "name": "#05CCCC",
    "blackContrast": 10.52,
    "whiteContrast": 2,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#CC0569",
    "name": "#CC0569",
    "blackContrast": 3.79,
    "whiteContrast": 5.54,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CC6905",
    "name": "#CC6905",
    "blackContrast": 5.59,
    "whiteContrast": 3.76,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "traffic red palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-traffic-red-primary: #CC0605;\n--palette-traffic-red-secondary: #05CCCC;\n--palette-traffic-red-surface: #CC0569;\n--palette-traffic-red-background: #CC6905;\n--palette-traffic-red-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "traffic-red",
  "name": "Traffic Red Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "traffic-red",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Traffic Red, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Traffic Red Palette combines primary #CC0605, secondary #05CCCC, surface #CC0569, background #CC6905, 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": [
    "traffic red palette",
    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#CC0605",
      "slug": "traffic-red",
      "name": "Traffic Red",
      "rgb": [
        204,
        6,
        5
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        95,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        97,
        98,
        20
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1298,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.6,
        "white": 5.84
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/traffic-red/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#05CCCC",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#05CCCC",
      "rgb": [
        5,
        204,
        204
      ],
      "hsl": [
        180,
        95,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        98,
        0,
        0,
        20
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4758,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.52,
        "white": 2
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CC0569",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CC0569",
      "rgb": [
        204,
        5,
        105
      ],
      "hsl": [
        330,
        95,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        98,
        49,
        20
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1397,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.79,
        "white": 5.54
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CC6905",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CC6905",
      "rgb": [
        204,
        105,
        5
      ],
      "hsl": [
        30,
        95,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        49,
        98,
        20
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2295,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.59,
        "white": 3.76
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "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": "#CC0605",
      "name": "Traffic Red"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#05CCCC",
      "name": "#05CCCC"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CC0569",
      "name": "#CC0569"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CC6905",
      "name": "#CC6905"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#CC0605",
      "name": "Traffic Red",
      "blackContrast": 3.6,
      "whiteContrast": 5.84,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#05CCCC",
      "name": "#05CCCC",
      "blackContrast": 10.52,
      "whiteContrast": 2,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CC0569",
      "name": "#CC0569",
      "blackContrast": 3.79,
      "whiteContrast": 5.54,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CC6905",
      "name": "#CC6905",
      "blackContrast": 5.59,
      "whiteContrast": 3.76,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-traffic-red-primary: #CC0605;\n--palette-traffic-red-secondary: #05CCCC;\n--palette-traffic-red-surface: #CC0569;\n--palette-traffic-red-background: #CC6905;\n--palette-traffic-red-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/traffic-red.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-red.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/traffic-red/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/traffic-red.json"
}
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