#F7DDA8
#E88B4E
#B85C7A
#28405C
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Havana Malecón Sunset Color Palette

#F7DDA8 · #E88B4E · #B85C7A · #28405C

AAA
WCAG Grade
8.0:1
Contrast Ratio
1,194
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Use #F7DDA8 as the background. Use #E88B4E as the primary accent. Use #B85C7A as secondary. Use #28405C as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Havana Malecón Sunset — sunset, warm, vintage.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Havana Malecón Sunset color scheme. Use these values for web design (HEX/RGB), print projects (CMYK), or specialized design software (HSL).

Swatch Design Role HEX RGB CMYK HSL
Background
Luminance: 74.3%
247, 221, 168 0%, 11%, 32%, 3% 40°, 83%, 81%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 36.2%
232, 139, 78 0%, 40%, 66%, 9% 24°, 77%, 61%
Secondary
Luminance: 19.2%
184, 92, 122 0%, 50%, 34%, 28% 340°, 39%, 54%
Body Text
Luminance: 4.9%
40, 64, 92 57%, 30%, 0%, 64% 212°, 39%, 26%

Havana Malecón Sunset Tints & Shades

Hover states, borders and elevation need lighter and darker steps of your base colors. Here are computed tints and shades for every color in the Havana Malecón Sunset palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#F7DDA8 saturated orange
#E88B4E saturated orange
#B85C7A gently saturated rose-red
#28405C gently saturated cyan-blue

Havana Malecón Sunset Palette Contrast Matrix (WCAG 2.1)

Every color tested as text on every other color as background. Body copy needs 4.5:1 (AA), large text and UI components 3:1. AAA requires 7:1.

Text on Background Preview Ratio Grade Safe For
#28405C on #F7DDA8
Aa Sample Text
8.02:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#F7DDA8 on #28405C
Aa Sample Text
8.02:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#28405C on #E88B4E
Aa Sample Text
4.16:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#E88B4E on #28405C
Aa Sample Text
4.16:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#B85C7A on #F7DDA8
Aa Sample Text
3.27:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#F7DDA8 on #B85C7A
Aa Sample Text
3.27:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#28405C on #B85C7A
Aa Sample Text
2.45:1 Fail Decorative use only
#B85C7A on #28405C
Aa Sample Text
2.45:1 Fail Decorative use only
#E88B4E on #F7DDA8
Aa Sample Text
1.93:1 Fail Decorative use only
#F7DDA8 on #E88B4E
Aa Sample Text
1.93:1 Fail Decorative use only
#B85C7A on #E88B4E
Aa Sample Text
1.70:1 Fail Decorative use only
#E88B4E on #B85C7A
Aa Sample Text
1.70:1 Fail Decorative use only

Havana Malecón Sunset Color Psychology & Meaning

The Malecón of Havana is a crumbling seawall where a city of pastel facades watches the sun drop into the Florida Straits, and this palette is sun-faded cream with rose paint. It feels nostalgic and musical, the color of an evening that sounds like a distant trumpet.

Color Harmony: Triadic Scheme

The Havana Malecón Sunset palette is built using a triadic relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.

Hue Wheel

A triadic palette is often preferred by professional designers because it balances visual interest with cohesion.

History & Design Context

The Malecón was begun in 1901 and stretches eight kilometres along the harbour; it has been the city's living room for a century, and its salt air has bleached the fronts of the buildings that face it.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the sun-faded cream for hero surfaces, tropicana orange for interactive elements, rose paint for accents, and caribbean blue for text.

Industries This Palette Suits

Poster and print design, music and podcast art, fashion lookbooks, cafés.

Colors That Pair Well With Havana Malecón Sunset

Need a fifth color? These three companions are computed from the palette's own hue positions on the color wheel, so they extend the scheme without breaking its harmony.

cyan-blue

directly opposite #E88B4E on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

yellow

30° beside #E88B4E — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension

tinted neutral

a ink-black carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers

Using Havana Malecón Sunset Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #E88B4E for small UI elements on #F7DDA8 — at 1.9:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Set body text in #28405C — 8.0:1 against #F7DDA8 passes WCAG AA (AAA) for long-form reading.
  • Let #B85C7A carry sidebars, cards and footers — at a mid lightness it separates zones without stealing focus from #E88B4E.

How to Implement the Havana Malecón Sunset Color Scheme

To use this Havana Malecón Sunset color palette in your web project, you can copy the following CSS variables or Tailwind CSS configuration. These roles ensure your UI maintains accessibility and visual hierarchy.

Option 1: CSS Variables

:root { 
  /* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'}  --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'}  --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'}  --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'}  --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}

Web Design Tip

Use #F7DDA8 for the main background and #E88B4E for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #28405C and #F7DDA8 is 8.02:1 (AAA). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Havana Malecón Sunset Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Havana Malecón Sunset color palette?

The Havana Malecón Sunset palette contains #F7DDA8, #E88B4E, #B85C7A, #28405C. Click any swatch on this page to copy its value, or export all four at once as CSS variables, Tailwind config, SCSS or a Figma-ready list.

Is the Havana Malecón Sunset color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #28405C on #F7DDA8 reaches 8.0:1 (AAA). For body text always keep a 4.5:1 ratio and for large UI elements 3:1 — the full contrast matrix above shows the exact score for every color-on-color combination in this palette.

What colors go well with the Havana Malecón Sunset palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #4FABE8, #DED159, #191610 extend it naturally: the complementary hue for high-energy accents, an analogous neighbor for calm transitions, and a tinted neutral for surfaces. All three are computed from this palette's hues on the color wheel.

What mood does the Havana Malecón Sunset palette create?

Havana Malecón Sunset reads as sunset, warm, vintage. Saturated orange drives the personality, grounded by saturated orange — a combination that works best when the very light base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Havana Malecón Sunset color palette commercially?

Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Havana Malecón Sunset palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.

How do I add the Havana Malecón Sunset palette to Tailwind or CSS?

Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Havana Malecón Sunset's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.

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