Cinnabar color palettes #C7452B

Mercury-sulphide vermilion: the loudest red the old painters could grind.

Where Cinnabar comes from

Ground mercury sulphide, mined at Almadén and traded further than gold. It blackens in daylight, so the reds surviving on old walls are always duller than the ones that were painted there.

Also searched as cinnabar, vermilion, lacquer red, orange red, historic red, chinese red.

11 palettes built on Cinnabar

Each palette anchors on Cinnabar #C7452B and is validated under daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light.

Tonal

Cinnabar Haze

Paper, ceramic, airy interiors

light #feeeed, support #f2c6bb, support #d79a91, support #bb7b6d, anchor #c7452b, dark #4a120d

Cinnabar Soft Ladder

Monochrome UI scales and finish studies

light #fee6dc, support #fb9f93, support #d2663b, anchor #c7452b, support #aa3728, dark #441100

Analogous

Cinnabar and Italiano Rose

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

light #eacfc2, support #f7a270, support #d16169, anchor #c7452b, support #8e5626, dark #331111

Cinnabar and Lion of Menecrates

Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work

light #f5ddc5, support #eeaa66, support #ae8087, anchor #c7452b, support #7c583a, dark #260912

Cinnabar and Alien Conspiracy Pink

Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work

light #f8d7dd, support #f0a3bc, support #a18162, anchor #c7452b, support #7e535d, dark #1c1208

Contrast

Cinnabar and Utopia Beckons

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #ded9b4, counterpoint #32b6c7, anchor #c7452b, support #845469, support #293648, dark #04121f

Cinnabar and Incremental Blue

The argument held in shadow — lacquer, evening interiors, luxury dark modes

light #dfe5bf, support #aa7d89, anchor #c7452b, support #636285, counterpoint #123456, dark #080825

Cinnabar and Purple Cabbage

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

light #ffdef2, support #bb7283, anchor #c7452b, support #625c91, counterpoint #3d34a5, dark #10071f

Quiet Support

Cinnabar Gallery

Brand systems, print, identity

light #fbeee8, support #948683, anchor #c7452b, support #765952, support #403534, dark #14100e

Shifted

Cinnabar and Mustard Oil

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

light #feebc8, counterpoint #d5bd66, anchor #c7452b, support #745b49, support #3d372d, dark #180d05

Cinnabar and Green Pepper

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

light #d8ddb6, counterpoint #97bc62, anchor #c7452b, support #7f5e50, support #38372b, dark #171008

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