Red Color Palettes

Crimson Undertow

Crimson Undertow captures the pull of deep water beneath a blood-red surface, where light barely reaches and pressure thickens the color into something ancient and slow. It moves from near-black wine to a pale, foam-touched blush, evoking tide pools stained by iron-rich stone. This is a palette for drama with restraint, intensity that never shouts.

Ember Undertow

A palette born from the last coals of a dying bonfire, where deep charred crimsons sink beneath a current of glowing orange embers. It captures the tension between smoldering darkness and the persistent heat that refuses to fully die out.

Ember and Ash

Ember and Ash captures the quiet aftermath of a dying fire, where glowing coals fade into soft grey embers. It's a palette of smoldering warmth tempered by cool, weathered neutrals, evoking both intensity and calm. The result feels raw, elemental, and deeply grounded.

Crimson Ember

Crimson Ember channels the last glowing coals of a dying fire, where deep burgundy shadows meet the fierce orange-red heat of embers refusing to go out. This palette carries the weight of passion and resilience, moving from smoldering darkness into a warm, glowing light. It's a study in controlled intensity — fire tamed just enough to hold its shape.

Ember Hollow

Ember Hollow captures the last glowing coals of a dying campfire deep in a forest clearing, where charred wood meets the warm orange flicker of remaining heat. It's a palette built on the tension between darkness and warmth, evoking autumn nights, hearths, and the quiet intensity of banked fire. Rich, smoky, and warm, it feels both grounded and alive.

Campfire

Charred wood through ash, deep ember, vivid flame, orange flame, and pale smoke — six colors of an open fire from base to drift.

Garnet Depths

Near-black through deep garnet, vivid garnet red, rose garnet, and pale blush — the color range of the deep red gemstone.

Cherry Noir

Cherry Noir compresses the full range of dark cherry — from near-black at depth through deep noir crimson, vivid cherry red, and blush cherry — into four high-contrast tones with maximum impact.

Crimson Dusk

Crimson Dusk moves from the deepest blood-red shadow through pure vivid crimson, fading coral, soft dusty rose, and pale blush mist — the last red light of sunset giving way to soft evening.

Tomato Red

Crimson, tomato red, vermillion, coral orange, and warm cream — bold appetizing reds inspired by the ripe tomato.

Rust and Clay

Iron rust, terracotta red, clay, dusty sand, and clay cream — earthy fired reds for artisan and bohemian design.

Ruby Fire

A bold, jewel-toned red palette anchored in the deep crimson of a ruby gemstone, rising through brilliant red to warm rose and pale blush.

Scarlet Canyon

A warm, earthy red palette inspired by the deep red canyon walls of the American Southwest — brick scarlet, clay, terra, and pale sand together.

Rose Madder

From dark crimson through rich rose red and dusty tea rose to blush pink and pale petal — the warm botanical tones of the historic madder pigment.

Vermilion

From dark burnt sienna through classic vermilion and flame orange to warm coral and pale salmon — the vivid warm orange-red of the historic cinnabar pigment.

Crimson Tide

Five crimson tones from near-black garnet through vivid crimson, poppy, soft blush, and pale rose — a bold, saturated red gradient.

Scarlet Letter

Deep wine through crimson, pure scarlet, light coral, and pale blush — a clean, decisive red scale for confident design and bold branding.

Brick & Mortar

Burnt brick, sienna, warm clay, sandy tan, and pale linen — earthy reds with warmth and substance, the tones of fired brick and aged masonry.

Cherry Bomb

Deep maraschino through bold cherry, vivid rose-red, soft pink, and pale petal — the full tonal range of a cherry in peak season.

Ember Glow

Charred wood, dark ember, vivid flame, amber glow, and warm apricot — the color arc of a fire dying down to hot coals at the end of the night.