What colors are in the Golden Hour palette?

The Golden Hour palette has 5 colors: #5E2B1E, #B5451B, #E2711D, #FF9505, #FFB627.

Where can I use this palette?

It's a Vibrant palette — well suited to landing pages, social media graphics, creative branding, calls to action.

Is the Golden Hour palette accessible?

Its darkest and lightest colors have a contrast ratio of 6.51:1. 2 color pairs in it meet WCAG AA for text.

How do I use this palette in CSS?

Copy the CSS custom properties (:root variables) from the Export section, or grab any single hex with one click.

Can I export the Golden Hour palette?

Yes — export to CSS, SCSS, Tailwind config or JSON, or copy all hex codes at once.

Text #5E2B1E Espresso Secondary #B5451B Rust Accent #E2711D Chocolate Primary #FF9505 Dark Orange Surface #FFB627 Amber

Golden Hour

5 colors

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Text Espresso — #5E2B1E

Secondary Rust — #B5451B

Accent Chocolate — #E2711D

Primary Dark Orange — #FF9505

Surface Amber — #FFB627

Contrast matrix

Text on Surface 6.51 AA

Primary on Surface 1.25 Fail

Text on Secondary 2.08 Fail

Surface on Primary 1.25 Fail

Accent on Text 3.59 AA Large

Ratios are WCAG 2 contrast between the roles as assigned above. AA needs 4.5:1 for body text, 3:1 for large text.

Export tokens

:root {
  --text: #5E2B1E;
  --secondary: #B5451B;
  --accent: #E2711D;
  --primary: #FF9505;
  --surface: #FFB627;
}

$golden-hour-text: #5E2B1E;
$golden-hour-secondary: #B5451B;
$golden-hour-accent: #E2711D;
$golden-hour-primary: #FF9505;
$golden-hour-surface: #FFB627;

// tailwind.config.js — theme.extend.colors
colors: {
  'golden-hour': {
    'text': '#5E2B1E',
    'secondary': '#B5451B',
    'accent': '#E2711D',
    'primary': '#FF9505',
    'surface': '#FFB627',
  },
}

{
    "golden-hour": {
        "text": {
            "value": "#5E2B1E",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "secondary": {
            "value": "#B5451B",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "accent": {
            "value": "#E2711D",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "primary": {
            "value": "#FF9505",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "surface": {
            "value": "#FFB627",
            "type": "color"
        }
    }
}

{
    "text": "#5E2B1E",
    "secondary": "#B5451B",
    "accent": "#E2711D",
    "primary": "#FF9505",
    "surface": "#FFB627"
}

/* Paste into Canva → Brand Kit → Brand Colors */
#5E2B1E
#B5451B
#E2711D
#FF9505
#FFB627

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How the roles work

SurfaceThe lightest color — page and card backgrounds.

TextThe darkest color — body text and high-contrast UI.

PrimaryThe most chromatic middle — buttons, links, the one color that pushes.

AccentThe second most chromatic — badges, highlights, states.

SecondaryEverything else — fills, borders, supporting surfaces.

Golden Hour

Contrast matrix

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How the roles work

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