Lionheart

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Lionheart red-orange anchor for decisive, less tomato heat

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About Lionheart

Lionheart reads like a dark, disciplined orange-red right away. Not the hot, smoky urgency of , and not the bright, playful punch of . Next to , it feels less medicine-crimson and more assertive in the orange direction, with a heavier saturation that doesn't turn winey.

I use the one you reach for when you need heat that stays controlled across UI states and brand moments. It's great for signage-style alerts in retail kiosks, checkout and shipping CTAs where the accent must feel decisive, and campaign hero badges for food and beverage packaging that need to look bold without drifting into flare-red. It also holds up in dark panels for gaming HUDs, because it stays legible as an orange-red, not a siren-red.

Quirk: on very white layouts it can feel a touch stern. Give it breathing room and pair it with warm creams or deep charcoals so it lands confident, not clinical.

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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

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5.50:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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5.04:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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3.22:1FailAA Large

On Black #000000

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3.82:1FailAA Large

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