Flame

#e25822

Lighter burnt orange with sharp, flame-red heat

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About Flame

Flame looks like a fresh lick of heat captured mid-burst. It's brighter and cleaner than the deeper, more forceful oranges, with less of that "pulled darker" bite you feel in . Where Ferocious Fox goes a bit more aggressive and ember-tight, Flame stays focused and crisp, not smoky or clay-leaning.

I use Flame as the one you reach for when you want a primary accent that reads unmistakably orange, but with a lighter, more lift-in-the-interface attitude. It's great for dashboards and finance apps where confirm, buy, and upgrade states need urgency without veering into warning-red. I've also leaned on it for retail checkout highlights, live sports score callouts, and commerce notification badges on light-to-mid surfaces, because it stays readable and energetic rather than heavy.

Quirk: on very warm creams it can start to look a little too "hot-caramel." I usually counter that with cooler grays or a cleaner, brighter orange-gray background so the tone stays sharp.

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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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3.72:1FailAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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3.41:1FailAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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4.77:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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5.65:1AAAAA Large

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