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Petrol Cherry Afterdark textile color palette

Petrol Cherry Afterdark combines a dark blue-green city base with cherry red and softer coral light. Champagne and ivory prevent the palette from becoming heavy, making it useful for partywear, accessories, and confident graphics.

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Textile Direction

How to use Petrol Cherry Afterdark

Best For

  • partywear capsules
  • bags and footwear
  • fashion graphics
  • beauty-adjacent packaging

Materials

  • patent leather
  • mesh
  • satin
  • metallic trim

Color Roles

  • Use black and petrol for the nighttime base.
  • Use cherry red as the main impact color and coral as the softer echo.
  • Use champagne and ivory for highlights, packaging grounds, and readability.

Color Specs

Palette values and contrast notes

Use these values as digital starting points, then approve final textile standards on the real fabric or substrate.

6 colors
SwatchRoleHEXRGBHSLApprox CMYKText Contrast
Anchor
Depth
Mid tone
Bridge
Ground
Highlight

Developer Handoff

CSS variables

Copy the palette as CSS custom properties.

--palette-1: #0B1518;
--palette-2: #0C3F4A;
--palette-3: #E63B4A;
--palette-4: #FFB0A4;
--palette-5: #E8D2A6;
--palette-6: #F7F3EA;

Tailwind v4 theme

Use these tokens as palette utilities like bg-palette-1 and text-palette-1.

Copy the palette as Tailwind v4 theme color tokens.

@theme {
  --color-palette-1: #0B1518;
  --color-palette-2: #0C3F4A;
  --color-palette-3: #E63B4A;
  --color-palette-4: #FFB0A4;
  --color-palette-5: #E8D2A6;
  --color-palette-6: #F7F3EA;
}

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