Brick & Ivory Palette

Exposed red brick against a white-painted wall — classic architectural contrast, warm and cool balanced.

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deep brick red

HSL 9° 53% 36%

7.7:1 on white

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brick red

HSL 7° 43% 52%

4.5:1 on white

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mortar-pink highlight

HSL 16° 49% 71%

2.2:1 on white

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ivory wall

HSL 38° 41% 88%

1.3:1 on white

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warm white

HSL 42° 100% 98%

1.0:1 on white

Using this palette

A genuinely architectural pairing — real brick color runs from a deep oxide red through pinker, lime-mortar-lightened tones, and this ramp follows that actual material gradient rather than inventing a flat 'brick red.' #8B3A2B carries text reliably against the three lightest tones. Distinct from earthy-terracotta in that this stays cooler and pinker throughout (closer to fired clay brick than to raw pottery clay) and pairs the red with a genuine warm-white 'wall' rather than a matching sand tone — well suited to loft/renovation, café, or classic architectural branding.