Valentine's Day Color Palette

Deep rose red, blush pink, petal white and a dark chocolate red — romantic with real contrast. Anchors: #BE123C, #F9A8D4, #FCE7F3, #7F1D1D.

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#BE123C
#F9A8D4
#FCE7F3
#7F1D1D
#EDA0A1
#be123c #f9a8d4 #fce7f3 #7f1d1d #eda0a1
#BE123C #F9A8D4 #FCE7F3 #7F1D1D #EDA0A1

Semantic roles

Assigned deterministically: lightest = background, darkest = text, most saturated = primary.

background#FCE7F3
surface#F9A8D4
text#7F1D1D
text-muted#BE123C
primary#BE123C
secondary#F9A8D4
accent#EDA0A1

CSS variables

:root {
  --background: #fce7f3;
  --surface: #f9a8d4;
  --text: #7f1d1d;
  --text-muted: #be123c;
  --primary: #be123c;
  --secondary: #f9a8d4;
  --accent: #eda0a1;
}
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Accessibility matrix

Text color (rows) on background (columns). Green = WCAG AA pass for normal text (≥4.5:1).

Text \ BG#BE123C#F9A8D4#FCE7F3#7F1D1D#EDA0A1
#BE123C
1.0
3.5
5.3
1.6
3.0
#F9A8D4
3.5
1.0
1.5
5.5
1.1
#FCE7F3
5.3
1.5
1.0
8.5
1.8
#7F1D1D
1.6
5.5
8.5
1.0
4.8
#EDA0A1
3.0
1.1
1.8
4.8
1.0

Under deuteranopia

Machado et al. (2009) simulation, severity 1.0 — approximation, not a medical tool.

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FAQ

How do I use the valentine's day color palette in CSS?

Copy the CSS variables below into :root and use var(--primary), var(--background) etc. Full palette: #BE123C, #F9A8D4, #FCE7F3, #7F1D1D, #EDA0A1.

Do these colors pass accessibility checks?

See the WCAG matrix on this page: every text-on-background pairing with ratio ≥ 4.5 passes AA for normal text; ≥ 3 passes AA for large text and UI components.