Hot Flamingo
#b35966
Hot magenta-red for high-contrast alerts and labels
About Hot Flamingo
Hot Flamingo shows up like a flare of red-pink ink in the middle of a UI screenshot. It's brighter and more saturated than the dustier Candied Apple, and it holds more heat than Cinnapink's slightly washed, cooler midtone. Compared to Cherry on Top, it doesn't go as cool or as dark. This one stays punchy, more "active" than "warning," without drifting all the way into coral-peach.
I like it for primary actions, badges, and promo CTAs where the interface needs to feel urgent but still controlled. It works well across e-commerce checkout flows, fintech marketing overlays, and mobile onboarding screens as the highlight color that you'll notice first, not the one you're forced to fix. In dense layouts, it stays legible and consistent where the more mauve-leaning reds can start to soften.
Pair Hot Flamingo with clean whites or cool light grays; warm creams will pull it toward a more pink-forward look, so test before you commit.
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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.
On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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