Neon Red
#ff073a
Lighter neon orange-red for high-contrast callouts
About Neon Red
Neon Red hits differently than the other reds in this orange family. It's a cleaner, high-saturation red with a brighter, more instant hit, not the deeper drink-like weight of Cherry Soda and not the stripey, slightly lighter punch of Hornet Sting or Incision. The undertone stays firmly red-forward, so it reads sharper instead of drifting orange-warm.
In practice, I'd use it for UI moments where you need urgency to feel immediate, not heavy. Think production control dashboards, warehouse exception panels, and live sports or streaming overlays where CTAs and status badges have to pop fast without turning into an alarm glow. It's also great for e-commerce "limited batch" or "ship now" buttons when you want the message to land as go-time red, not warning red.
Pair it with cool light grays or off-white so the tone stays crisp; on warm creams it can start to look a little too candy and less precise than you expect.
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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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