Hot Flamin Chilli
#dd180e
Brighter orange-red heat for urgent UI accents
About Hot Flamin Chilli
Hot Flamin Chilli reads like a chili-paste squeeze that's been pushed a bit toward orange, not stayed fully red. On my display it lands brighter and less bruise-red than Halloween Punch, with a more orange-forward undertone than the sharper, straightforward commitment of Chicken Comb. It also feels a touch hotter than cozy orange because the saturation stays dense, but it's not as "burning-button" clipped as Heat Signature.
I use it when the UI needs heat that still looks edible and friendly. Think grocery and food delivery tiles, snack brand promo blocks, and product detail highlights where you want a quick pull from the eye without going full siren. It shows up great on dark headers too, especially for checkout emphasis and streaming thumbnails that need the orange side to stay readable.
Pair it with cocoa brown or deep charcoal so the orange doesn't race ahead, and watch warm backgrounds. Next to flatter oranges, this one can feel like it's leaning in.
Code snippets
Copy this color into your project.
Contrast checker
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
Variations
Shades
Darker variations, created by mixing toward black.
Tints
Lighter variations, created by mixing toward white.
Tones
Muted variations, created by reducing saturation.
Hues
Hue rotations around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Warm and cool shifts of this color.
Color harmonies
Suggested palettes
Palettes built around this color.
Community palettes
Published palettes that include this color.
Similar colors
Create a gradient with Hot Flamin Chilli
Open the generator with this color pre-loaded.
Start creating