Sunset Gradient Palette
The last twenty minutes of a clear-sky sunset, sun to horizon to night.
#FFC15E
sun glow
HSL 37° 100% 68%
1.6:1 on white
#FF6B35
midsky orange
HSL 16° 100% 60%
2.8:1 on white
#C74B50
horizon red
HSL 358° 53% 54%
4.6:1 on white
#7B3F61
dusk mauve
HSL 326° 32% 37%
7.7:1 on white
#3D1E56
night edge
HSL 273° 48% 23%
13.8:1 on white
Using this palette
This one tracks a real sunset from top to bottom: a hot yellow sun disk cooling through orange, then red, then losing saturation as it drops into violet and near-black. Use it as an actual top-to-bottom gradient rather than five flat blocks — the sequence only reads as a sunset when the transitions are smooth. #FFC15E on #3D1E56 fails contrast for text (both mid-value), so keep type in pure white or #FFF8E7 over the darker two stops. Works well for hero backgrounds on travel or wellness brands; avoid it for anything that needs to look serious or corporate, since gradients this warm read as leisure, not authority.