Canyon Red Palette

Layered red-rock canyon walls at midday — banded reds, oranges, and pale rock, high desert light.

#7A2E1D

deep canyon shadow-red

HSL 11° 62% 30%

9.4:1 on white

#B5451F

canyon red-orange

HSL 15° 71% 42%

5.5:1 on white

#D97B3F

sunlit rock orange

HSL 23° 67% 55%

3.1:1 on white

#E8B77D

pale sandstone

HSL 33° 70% 70%

1.8:1 on white

#F5E6D3

high-desert haze

HSL 34° 63% 89%

1.2:1 on white

Using this palette

Modeled on the actual banded strata visible in southwestern canyon walls, where each mineral layer holds a slightly different red-orange depending on iron content and sun exposure — the five steps here are meant to represent distinct rock bands rather than a single smooth gradient, so they work well as horizontal stripes as much as a ramp. #7A2E1D carries text well against the three lightest tones. Fits outdoor/adventure, southwestern travel, or geology-adjacent branding; warmer and more saturated throughout than desert-dusk, which cools toward violet at its dark end rather than staying in the red-orange family.