Elephant in the Room
#A9A9A9
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3,726
Colors
4
CSS variables
:root {
--c-vibrant-1: #A9A9A9;
--c-vibrant-2: #FECDA6;
--c-vibrant-3: #FF9130;
--c-vibrant-4: #FF5B22;
}About this palette
This 4-color vibrant palette runs from Light Saffron Orange (#FECDA6) as its lightest tone to Carrot Lava (#FF5B22) as its darkest. It blends Elephant in the Room, Light Saffron Orange, Energy Orange and Carrot Lava into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. None of the 6 in-palette color pairings clear the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1), so pair these colors with black or white for body text.
A versatile palette suitable for marketing pages, product hero blocks, illustrations, and accent UI states.
Color breakdown
Light Saffron Orange
#FECDA6
Energy Orange
#FF9130
Carrot Lava
#FF5B22
Contrast & accessibility
0 of 6 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.
Aa
#FECDA6 on #FF5B22
2.14:1
Fail
Aa
#A9A9A9 on #FECDA6
1.62:1
Fail
Aa
#FECDA6 on #FF9130
1.55:1
Fail
Aa
#FF9130 on #FF5B22
1.38:1
Fail
Aa
#A9A9A9 on #FF5B22
1.32:1
Fail
Aa
#A9A9A9 on #FF9130
1.05:1
Fail
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