Burgundy color palettes #800020

Wine red with less brown than oxblood — the classic deep pairing red.

Where Burgundy comes from

Burgundy is named for the wine, not the dye. It sits between claret and oxblood: dark enough for leather and velvet, red enough to still argue with sage and mustard.

Also searched as burgundy, wine red, claret, deep wine.

11 palettes built on Burgundy

Each palette anchors on Burgundy #800020 and is validated under daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light.

Tonal

Burgundy Soft Ladder

Monochrome UI scales and finish studies

light #ffe4e1, support #daa5aa, support #c06f68, support #902a40, anchor #800020, dark #490206

Analogous

Burgundy and Mon Cher Ami

The neighborhood at full voice — foliage, fruit, saturated print

light #ebcfc7, support #f6a08c, support #c45971, support #883322, anchor #800020, dark #320917

Burgundy and Pearly Pink

Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work

light #f2d4e2, support #ee99cc, support #a2806f, support #69475a, anchor #800020, dark #241005

Contrast

Burgundy and Pandan Cake

A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk

light #efeac4, counterpoint #9fb057, support #b17261, support #585442, anchor #800020, dark #1b0a05

Burgundy and Cobalt

Warm against cool — the mid-gap companion the complement skips

light #f4daf1, support #d7adc1, counterpoint #477cd7, support #45538d, anchor #800020, dark #0c0823

Burgundy and Taos Turquoise

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #cfddb9, support #cca6bf, counterpoint #2b8c8a, support #475b49, anchor #800020, dark #1f0617

Burgundy and Vitalize

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #d9d9b1, support #d6ae9a, counterpoint #2caa42, support #495a44, anchor #800020, dark #1f0a03

Burgundy and Blue Charm

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #d2d8b5, counterpoint #82c2db, counterpoint #618874, support #4f5b49, anchor #800020, dark #1b0902

Quiet Support

Burgundy Gallery

Brand systems, print, identity

light #fbeeed, support #c3b4b3, support #a17a74, support #615452, anchor #800020, dark #130d0d

Shifted

Burgundy and Serape

Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing

light #ffe9e1, counterpoint #d88b4d, support #aa7766, support #685043, anchor #800020, dark #1d0704

Burgundy and Violet

Interiors, packaging, textiles — the cool mid-gap pairing

light #e6cee6, support #d1abb5, counterpoint #9746cf, support #674c6b, anchor #800020, dark #1e0713

Other unusual pairings