Liquid Lava
#f77511
Hot lava-orange midtone for high-contrast UI
About Liquid Lava
Liquid Lava looks like a live burn caught mid-pour. It's a hot orange with more yellow-forward heat than Apocalyptic Orange, but it doesn't go earthy the way Arancio and Butternut Squash do. Compared to Butternut Squash, this stays cleaner and more luminous, with less red-brown weight, so it reads less like food pulp and more like a glossy surface glow.
I use it for product detail pages and spec-heavy e-commerce where you want urgency without slipping into the heavy red of Apocalyptic Orange. It also shows up well in error states, shipment tracking headers, and limited-time badges because the saturation feels controlled, not frantic. The mood is active and bright, like motion you can trust, which is why it's the one you reach for when À l'Orange feels too mild and Atomic Orange feels too disciplined.
One quirk: it can feel almost molten on warm backgrounds, so it likes cool neutrals or near-black type nearby to keep the edges crisp.
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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
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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