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Vermilion Palette

Vermilion Palette: #E34234, #35D5E3, #E3357E, #E39B35. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Vermilion Palette assigns primary #E34234, secondary #35D5E3, surface #E3357E, background #E39B35, accent #000000. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #35D5E3 at 0.5389; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Red palettedominant group
4use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#E34234Vermilion
Secondary#35D5E3#35D5E3
Surface#E3357E#E3357E
Background#E39B35#E39B35
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-vermilion-primary: #E34234;
--palette-vermilion-secondary: #35D5E3;
--palette-vermilion-surface: #E3357E;
--palette-vermilion-background: #E39B35;
--palette-vermilion-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#E34234
Black 5.1:1 · White 4.12:1
Best #000000
Secondary#35D5E3
Black 11.78:1 · White 1.78:1
Best #000000
Surface#E3357E
Black 5.08:1 · White 4.14:1
Best #000000
Background#E39B35
Black 9.01:1 · White 2.33:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Vermilion 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 Vermilion Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2048
Black text5.1:1AA Pass
White text4.12:1AA 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": "#E34234",
    "name": "Vermilion"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#35D5E3",
    "name": "#35D5E3"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E3357E",
    "name": "#E3357E"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E39B35",
    "name": "#E39B35"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E34234",
    "name": "Vermilion",
    "blackContrast": 5.1,
    "whiteContrast": 4.12,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#35D5E3",
    "name": "#35D5E3",
    "blackContrast": 11.78,
    "whiteContrast": 1.78,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E3357E",
    "name": "#E3357E",
    "blackContrast": 5.08,
    "whiteContrast": 4.14,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E39B35",
    "name": "#E39B35",
    "blackContrast": 9.01,
    "whiteContrast": 2.33,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "vermilion 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-vermilion-primary: #E34234;\n--palette-vermilion-secondary: #35D5E3;\n--palette-vermilion-surface: #E3357E;\n--palette-vermilion-background: #E39B35;\n--palette-vermilion-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "vermilion",
  "name": "Vermilion Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "vermilion",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Vermilion, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Vermilion Palette combines primary #E34234, secondary #35D5E3, surface #E3357E, background #E39B35, 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": [
    "vermilion 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": "#E34234",
      "slug": "vermilion",
      "name": "Vermilion",
      "rgb": [
        227,
        66,
        52
      ],
      "hsl": [
        5,
        76,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        71,
        77,
        11
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2048,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.1,
        "white": 4.12
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/vermilion/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#35D5E3",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#35D5E3",
      "rgb": [
        53,
        213,
        227
      ],
      "hsl": [
        185,
        76,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        77,
        6,
        0,
        11
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5389,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.78,
        "white": 1.78
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E3357E",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E3357E",
      "rgb": [
        227,
        53,
        126
      ],
      "hsl": [
        335,
        76,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        77,
        44,
        11
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2038,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.08,
        "white": 4.14
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E39B35",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E39B35",
      "rgb": [
        227,
        155,
        53
      ],
      "hsl": [
        35,
        76,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        32,
        77,
        11
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4003,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.01,
        "white": 2.33
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "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": "#E34234",
      "name": "Vermilion"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#35D5E3",
      "name": "#35D5E3"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E3357E",
      "name": "#E3357E"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E39B35",
      "name": "#E39B35"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E34234",
      "name": "Vermilion",
      "blackContrast": 5.1,
      "whiteContrast": 4.12,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#35D5E3",
      "name": "#35D5E3",
      "blackContrast": 11.78,
      "whiteContrast": 1.78,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E3357E",
      "name": "#E3357E",
      "blackContrast": 5.08,
      "whiteContrast": 4.14,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E39B35",
      "name": "#E39B35",
      "blackContrast": 9.01,
      "whiteContrast": 2.33,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-vermilion-primary: #E34234;\n--palette-vermilion-secondary: #35D5E3;\n--palette-vermilion-surface: #E3357E;\n--palette-vermilion-background: #E39B35;\n--palette-vermilion-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/vermilion.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/vermilion/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/vermilion.json"
}
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