Coquelicot
#ff3800
Softer red-orange for alert icons, less fire
About Coquelicot
Coquelicot punches harder than Coin Slot but doesn't carry Blood Burst's hostility. It's pure red-orange, sitting so saturated and so bright that it reads almost neon, the kind of color that holds its own on any background without needing darkness to justify itself. Where Coin Slot feels direct and Carrot Lava feels confident, this one just demands the room.
You'll land this in sports interfaces, live-streaming overlays, and high-energy product launches where the goal is to feel unstoppable rather than careful. Real-time alerts that aren't errors, badge notifications that need weight, hero imagery where you want the viewer to feel the intensity before they read the copy. It's got more presence than Basketball, more personality than a warning, and it actually works as a primary action without the hesitation that comes with Blood Burst.
The thing: it's aggressive on white and neutral backgrounds, so pair it with dark or deeply saturated surfaces. On black it becomes hypnotic. Cream or warm gray will make it feel like it's vibrating off the screen, which tracks if that's the feeling you're after, just know what you're choosing.
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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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