Valentine’s Day colour palettes

Valentine’s Day palettes with deep red, pale pink and warm companions for notes, floral illustrations and gift wrapping. Explore 144 palettes.

Colour pairings & usage tips

Use these colours.

Give pale pink most of the space and use the deeper red for a heart, ribbon or short headline. Let the quieter companions separate the decorative areas.

Text & contrast.

Red lettering on pink needs its own contrast check. A romantic colour association says nothing about legibility, and small handwritten text needs a clear foreground.

A pairing to start with.

In Crimson & Stone, #7E231A against #EEA5C0 has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1. This pair meets the WCAG AA contrast threshold for normal text. This checks opaque colours only; use the contrast checker to review text in a palette preview. Transparency and gradients need their own checks.

The five swatches span 40–80% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Sunsetanalogous · warm

Warmanalogous · warm