Fiery Glow

#f0531c

Brighter orange-scarlet for high-contrast heat cues

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About Fiery Glow

I'm seeing Fiery Glow on a launch banner and it reads like heat that's already built up, not a fresh flare. It's lighter and more saturated than the embers of , but it doesn't slide into that "flare corner" orange or the deeper, burn-with-body feel of Dragon's . The undertone stays firmly orange, with a crisp, energetic warmth that feels controlled rather than smoky.

For UI work, this is the one you reach for when you want an attention pull on light screens without drifting toward near-red. I use it for checkout and cart confirmations in e-commerce, social feed follow and active states, and the kind of streaming app controls where the button needs to look hot at a glance, not like it's signaling trouble. It also holds its personality over mid-tone panels better than the darker oranges nearby, because it doesn't get muddy.

Quirk: on very warm creams it can start to look a touch more "tangerine" than you intended, so I usually pair it with cooler grays or a restrained orange-gray background.

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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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3.52:1FailAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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3.23:1FailAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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5.03:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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5.96:1AAAAA Large

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