Lucky Lobster

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Balanced lobster orange-red for subtle emphasis and charts

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About Lucky Lobster

Lucky Lobster looks like a fresh claw-meat flash on a cutting board, more orange than red, with a slightly dusty edge instead of the clean, lipstick-sharp feel of . It's also not the middle-ground balance of . This one leans warmer and more saturated, but it doesn't go as deep as or shift into Chef's territory where the brightness turns almost playful and fast.

I use it as the one you reach for when the UI needs immediate attention without feeling alarm-coded. Think retail and ecommerce checkout flows, logistics trackers, and food ordering screens where you want buttons, cart highlights, and key status chips to read clearly over tan, cream, and soft neutrals. It also works in dashboards and finance apps for cost-of-action accents like "retry," "confirm," and progress emphasis, especially when you don't want that extra "lip red" pull on dark backgrounds.

Pair it with charcoal, off-white, and small doses of cool gray so it stays orange-forward and doesn't compete with other warm alerts.

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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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5.17:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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4.74:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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3.43:1FailAA Large

On Black #000000

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4.06:1FailAA Large

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