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Red and gold color palettes: hex codes for festive and royal designs

Four red and gold palettes with hex codes, from Lunar New Year lucky red (#C8102E) and gold (#FFCC33) to royal crimson, festive and autumn sets. Dark text passes on gold, with ratios listed, plus copy and PNG export.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

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Lunar New Year

  1. #C8102ELucky red
  2. #FFCC33Gold
  3. #8B0000Deep red
  4. #FFF3D6Silk
  5. #2B2B2BInk

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Lunar New Year

Body text in ink on silk, with lucky red as the accent.

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Readable text pairs (WCAG AA, 4.5:1 or more): Ink on Silk 12.83:1; Ink on Gold 9.39:1; Deep red on Silk 9.07:1; Deep red on Gold 6.64:1

Royal

  1. #7A0019Crimson
  2. #D4AF37Metallic gold
  3. #F6EFE0Ivory
  4. #3B0A12Oxblood
  5. #A8862FOld gold
  • #7A0019Crimson
  • #D4AF37Metallic gold
  • #F6EFE0Ivory
  • #3B0A12Oxblood
  • #A8862FOld gold

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Royal

Body text in oxblood on ivory, with crimson as the accent.

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Readable text pairs (WCAG AA, 4.5:1 or more): Oxblood on Ivory 14.81:1; Crimson on Ivory 9.95:1; Oxblood on Metallic gold 8.06:1; Crimson on Metallic gold 5.42:1

Festive

  1. #B3121FBerry red
  2. #E0B84FTinsel gold
  3. #1E5631Fir
  4. #FFFAF0Snow
  5. #5A1A1AWine
  • #B3121FBerry red
  • #E0B84FTinsel gold
  • #1E5631Fir
  • #FFFAF0Snow
  • #5A1A1AWine

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Festive

Body text in wine on snow, with berry red as the accent.

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Readable text pairs (WCAG AA, 4.5:1 or more): Wine on Snow 12.63:1; Fir on Snow 8.30:1; Wine on Tinsel gold 6.97:1; Berry red on Snow 6.67:1

Autumn red and gold

  1. #A4161AMaple red
  2. #E9A319Harvest gold
  3. #6F1D1BMahogany
  4. #F2E3BCWheat
  5. #432818Bark
  • #A4161AMaple red
  • #E9A319Harvest gold
  • #6F1D1BMahogany
  • #F2E3BCWheat
  • #432818Bark

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Autumn red and gold

Body text in bark on wheat, with maple red as the accent.

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Readable text pairs (WCAG AA, 4.5:1 or more): Bark on Wheat 10.60:1; Mahogany on Wheat 8.82:1; Bark on Harvest gold 6.24:1; Maple red on Wheat 6.08:1

Every palette here in 3D color space

Lightness runs up the pole and hue goes around it, so palettes that share a mood sit in the same region. Drag to turn it.

The 20 colors on this page in OKLab
  • Lucky red
  • Gold
  • Deep red
  • Silk
  • Ink
  • Crimson
  • Metallic gold
  • Ivory
  • Oxblood
  • Old gold
  • Berry red
  • Tinsel gold
  • Fir
  • Snow
  • Wine
  • Maple red
  • Harvest gold
  • Mahogany
  • Wheat
  • Bark
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Red and gold appears in celebrations across many cultures, from Lunar New Year decorations to royal robes and holiday wrapping. The two colors differ a lot in lightness, which helps, but the red has to be dark enough to read against the gold.

The four palettes

  • Lunar New Year pairs lucky red (#C8102E) and gold (#FFCC33) with deep red (#8B0000), silk (#FFF3D6) and ink (#2B2B2B).
  • Royal uses crimson (#7A0019), metallic gold (#D4AF37), ivory, oxblood (#3B0A12) and old gold (#A8862F).
  • Festive adds fir green (#1E5631) and snow to berry red (#B3121F) and tinsel gold (#E0B84F), plus a deep wine.
  • Autumn red and gold has maple red (#A4161A), harvest gold (#E9A319), mahogany, wheat and bark.

Contrast notes

In Lunar New Year, ink on silk measures 12.83:1, ink on gold 9.39:1, deep red on silk 9.07:1 and deep red on gold 6.64:1. Royal offers oxblood on ivory at 14.81:1, crimson on ivory 9.95:1, oxblood on metallic gold 8.06:1 and crimson on metallic gold 5.42:1. Festive shows wine on snow at 12.63:1, fir on snow 8.30:1, wine on tinsel gold 6.97:1 and berry red on snow 6.67:1. Autumn: bark on wheat 10.60:1, mahogany on wheat 8.82:1, bark on harvest gold 6.24:1 and maple red on wheat 6.08:1.

A surprise is that the bright lucky red does not appear in a readable pair at all, while the darker deep red does. Lucky red is vivid but sits in the middle of the lightness scale, so use it for shapes and big seals, and set the words in deep red or ink.

Worked example

A neighborhood bakery wants a sign for its shop window for the Lunar New Year, and a small card to slip into each box. Use the Lunar New Year palette. For the window, cover the glass in a silk-colored panel, with the greeting in large lucky red characters and the hours in ink at 12.83:1. For the card, make it lucky red, add a gold border, and print the thank-you note on a silk label with deep red text at 9.07:1. Gold type on the red is not on the readable list, so keep the gold for lines and the lucky coin motif. Press Download PNG to hand the print shop a swatch strip.

Compare black and gold for the dark version, christmas for the holiday cousin, and the crimson and gold pages.

Sources

  1. W3C, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2: contrast minimum (checked 2026-11-10) w3.org
  2. W3C, CSS Color Module Level 4: hex colors and color conversions (checked 2026-11-10) w3.org