RedЯum

#ff2200

Hot orange-red with brighter lift than Scarlet

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About RedЯum

On my screen it lands between cherry- authority and orange heat, but with a slightly smoky edge. Яum feels more deliberate than the brighter stop-ish tones: less like a flare, more like a lit status indicator that's been tuned to stay readable. The undertone leans orange, yet it doesn't go as ripe as , and it's not as "straight fire door" warm as .

I use it for high-priority callouts where you want urgency that still reads controlled in dense interfaces. Think dashboards and finance apps for incident banners, threshold breaches, and verification steps in logistics and shipping control rooms. Compared to , it keeps more orange personality, so it's less strict- and less fruit-authoritative, more "operator attention" than "compliance certainty."

Pair it with cool grays or near-whites so the orange undertone doesn't start competing with nearby oranges in your palette. If you stack it next to the hotter , keep spacing and let Яum lead.

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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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3.83:1FailAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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3.51:1FailAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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4.62:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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5.48:1AAAAA Large

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