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๐Ÿ”ฅ Anger Color Palette 2023

Deep crimson, burnt sienna, dark orange-red, and near-black โ€” the colours of heat, pressure, and barely contained force.

2022 2023 2024

Anger colours are not the bright red of warning signs โ€” they are darker, more pressurised, more interior. The deep crimson of blood under pressure. The burnt sienna of fire that has been burning a long time. The near-black of scorch marks. Anger as an emotion is not a flash but a heat that builds โ€” and these colours carry that sense of accumulation, of something building toward a point. In design, they are not used carelessly; they have an immediate visceral charge that demands to be earned. Used well, they communicate urgency, seriousness, and the stakes of something that genuinely matters.

The 5 colors

#7c2413

RGB(124, 36, 19)  ยท  hsl(10, 74%, 28%)

vivid and dark โ€” a red that reads as grounded.

When Eroded Abyss near Trampling โ†’

#541217

RGB(84, 18, 23)  ยท  hsl(356, 64%, 20%)

A moderate red: dark, considered, and steady.

The Basalt of Tarnished by Devouring โ†’

#673318

RGB(103, 51, 24)  ยท  hsl(20, 62%, 25%)

moderate and dark โ€” a orange that reads as grounded.

When the Abysmal Cavern up Wrecking โ†’

#4e0e11

RGB(78, 14, 17)  ยท  hsl(357, 70%, 18%)

This very dark red sits at the vivid end of its family.

Languid Boulder despite the Festering โ†’

#b43218

RGB(180, 50, 24)  ยท  hsl(10, 76%, 40%)

A vivid red: medium, considered, and steady.

When the Certain Canyon through Keeping โ†’

CSS custom properties

:root {  --mood-anger-1: #7c2413;  --mood-anger-2: #541217;  --mood-anger-3: #673318;  --mood-anger-4: #4e0e11;  --mood-anger-5: #b43218;}

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