Tomato Sunrise
#aa251b
Lighter, cooler tomato for soft focus alerts
About Tomato Sunrise
Tomato Sunrise looks like the first flash you get off a ripe tomato under morning light. It's red-orange, but it doesn't have the aggression of Blood Rush or the tighter, warning-badge charge of Red Menace. Compared to those deeper, more coiled reds, this one reads lighter and cleaner, with a softer heat that feels deliberate rather than urgent.
I use Tomato Sunrise when you want checkout and media CTAs to feel hot without turning hostile. It's great for e-commerce purchase buttons, food and retail campaign tags, and music or streaming promo overlays where the button should pop fast, but not look like it's threatening the user. Against cool grays it stays true. On warm neutrals it can drift toward ketchup-y orange, so keep your nearby whites slightly cooler for contrast. If you're coming from Salsa Picante, this shade holds a more balanced tomato tone and doesn't run as orange-forward.
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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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