Huebook

Last Warning to Lava Smoothie Gradient

CSS

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d30f3f 0%, #d04014 100%);

From Last Warning (#D30F3F) to Lava Smoothie (#D04014). The two hues are 29° apart on the color wheel, close enough that the blend stays clean without a muddy middle.

Colors along the gradient

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Last Warning#D30F3F211, 15, 63345°, 87%, 44%0, 93, 70, 17
25% (near Splatter Movie)#D21B34210, 27, 52352°, 77%, 46%0, 87, 75, 18
50% (near Flaming Cherry)#D2282A210, 40, 42359°, 68%, 49%0, 81, 80, 18
75% (near Lucky Lobster)#D1341F209, 52, 317°, 74%, 47%0, 75, 85, 18
Lava Smoothie#D04014208, 64, 2014°, 82%, 45%0, 69, 90, 18

Halfway along, the gradient is #D2282A, closest to the named color Flaming Cherry. The stops are mixed in RGB, the way browsers draw a linear gradient by default.

Text on this gradient

White text reads best on both ends, so one text color works across the whole gradient. The two end colors have a contrast ratio of 1.13:1, so the change is gentle.

Other ways to use it

Gradients like this work well for page headers, buttons, cards and slide backgrounds. Keep body text on a solid color for the best readability.

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Questions

What are the HEX codes of the Last Warning to Lava Smoothie gradient?

It starts at #D30F3F (Last Warning) and ends at #D04014 (Lava Smoothie), with #D2282A in the middle.

How do I reverse the gradient?

Swap the two colors or change the angle from 90deg to 270deg: linear-gradient(270deg, #d30f3f, #d04014) runs from Lava Smoothie on the left to Last Warning on the right.