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Shades of Burgundy

Eleven steps of burgundy from the lightest tint to the darkest shade, all sharing hue 340° and 72% saturation so they work together as a set. Burgundy is what red becomes once you remove its brightness but keep its saturation.

Using a burgundy ramp in a design system

A ramp like this one is the unit of work in a modern design system. Rather than choosing individual colors for each component, you assign roles to steps: the 50 and 100 steps become backgrounds and hover states, the 200 and 300 steps become borders and dividers, the 500 step is the brand color itself, and the 700 through 900 steps carry text and pressed states.

Because every step here shares a hue and saturation, the resulting interface reads as one coherent surface. The moment you hand-pick a color that sits outside the ramp, it will look subtly wrong even to people who cannot articulate why.

Check the steps you intend to pair before you ship them. The lightest tints will not carry text on white, and the darkest shades will not carry white text at small sizes in every case. Run them through the contrast checker once and record the results.

Burgundy color palettes

Full palettes built around burgundy, ready to copy as CSS or Tailwind tokens.

  • Burgundy Golden Current

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    Burgundy Golden Current color palette using #fcf2cc, #de9cf4, #f06332, #930968, #800020.

  • Burgundy Soft Atlas

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    Burgundy Soft Atlas color palette using #faf1d3, #e0a0f3, #e56b41, #9d0a72, #800020.

  • Burgundy Wild Meadow

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    Burgundy Wild Meadow color palette using #fef0cf, #db94f3, #f2571c, #9f127f, #800020.

  • Burgundy Antique Drift

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    Burgundy Antique Drift color palette using #f7e6c0, #e390fc, #eb5026, #9b1773, #800020.

  • Burgundy Wild Orchard

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    Burgundy Wild Orchard color palette using #fdf1d1, #e5a1f7, #fa5b1a, #a20f82, #800020.

  • Burgundy Muted Orchard

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    Burgundy Muted Orchard color palette using #f3c9fe, #f8dd8b, #1640f7, #309012, #800020.

  • Burgundy Faded Signal

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    Burgundy Faded Signal color palette using #fef3c8, #e0a1fa, #f8551b, #a41075, #800020.

  • Burgundy Soft Lantern

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    Burgundy Soft Lantern color palette using #f7e9c3, #dfa7f3, #fa5528, #9f0477, #800020.

See all burgundy color palettes

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Shades of burgundy FAQ

How many shades of burgundy are there?

In principle there are millions, because a shade is any value along the lightness axis of a hue. In practice a design system needs about eleven steps, which is exactly what this page provides: five tints above the base, the base itself, and five shades below it.

What is the hex code for burgundy?

The base burgundy on this page is #6e1230, which is hsl(340, 72%, 25%). Every other swatch keeps the same hue and saturation and varies only lightness, so they all belong together.

What is the difference between a tint, a tone and a shade?

A tint is the color mixed with white, a shade is the color mixed with black, and a tone is the color mixed with grey, which lowers saturation. This page shows tints and shades; use the color mixer if you want tones.

Which shade of burgundy should I use for text?

Use the darkest swatch that still reads as burgundy rather than black. On this page that is generally the 800 or 900 step, which reaches 16.6:1 against white.