Oxblood color palettes #6B2126

Leather-bound dark red with brown in it — heavier and less sweet than burgundy.

Where Oxblood comes from

The color of tanned and dyed shoe leather, and of the sang-de-boeuf glazes Chinese potters chased for centuries: an iron red pushed until it turns toward brown instead of toward pink.

Also searched as oxblood, ox blood, burgundy, dark red, leather red, blood red.

11 palettes built on Oxblood

Each palette anchors on Oxblood #6B2126 and is validated under daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light.

Tonal

Oxblood Soft Ladder

Monochrome UI scales and finish studies

light #fee5e2, support #d0a7a8, support #a97069, support #7c383d, anchor #6b2126, dark #480607

Analogous

Oxblood and Dark Raspberry

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

light #ecd5d9, support #f58ea7, support #b4674d, support #8b2754, anchor #6b2126, dark #350e06

Oxblood and Pearly Pink

Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work

light #f9d8e4, support #ec99cf, support #957d6f, support #604454, anchor #6b2126, dark #221006

Oxblood and Prairie Sun

Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work

light #f4dbc7, support #eea372, support #997c85, support #62493b, anchor #6b2126, dark #2b0b19

Contrast

Oxblood and Aqua Experience

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #d3e0b8, support #cca6bf, counterpoint #258c84, support #415745, anchor #6b2126, dark #180614

Oxblood and Skies of Cyberspace

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

light #fedef9, support #d5a8bc, counterpoint #4074d5, support #484a80, anchor #6b2126, dark #0e0a26

Oxblood and Fresh Mown

A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk

light #f4f3cd, counterpoint #96b45c, support #a97367, support #555142, anchor #6b2126, dark #1c0a05

Oxblood and Devil Blue

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #ded9b4, support #d4a9c3, counterpoint #277594, support #3e4e6e, anchor #6b2126, dark #030f20

Quiet Support

Oxblood Gallery

Brand systems, print, identity

light #f9eaea, support #c6b9b8, support #9b7a78, support #5c4c4a, anchor #6b2126, dark #130d0d

Shifted

Oxblood and Golden Nugget

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

light #ffe9e1, counterpoint #d58e4e, support #a97367, support #604a3f, anchor #6b2126, dark #1d0804

Oxblood and Thick Pink

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

light #f5cee6, support #d1abb5, counterpoint #d656e2, support #614454, anchor #6b2126, dark #1b060e

Other unusual pairings