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Published Sep 13, 2026

The Curtain Lifts Into Light

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Five colors, endless possibilities. Select a color to copy its HEX.

A dramatic autumn cultural palette of deep curtain red, lamp yellow, folded red, spotlight cyan, and silhouette violet.

The feeling

A lifted paper curtain, broad title shadow, sharp cyan spotlight, and small standing silhouette

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The mood

A cut-paper curtain lifts along one sharp angle. A pale cyan beam reveals a small standing figure, while the broad red shadow leaves a deliberate space for the program title.

Curtain Shadow encloses the poster, Lamp Type carries its words, and Folded Curtain shapes the rising paper plane. Spotlight Cyan opens the focal wedge, while Standing Violet gives the figure a crisp silhouette inside the light.

How to use it

Use Curtain Shadow for 62% of the poster field, Folded Curtain for 25% of the lifted paper plane, and Spotlight Cyan for the 13% angled beam. This ratio gives the title a broad shadow, makes the curtain movement visible, and concentrates the light around one small figure. Standing Violet remains a compact silhouette inside the beam rather than part of the principal area ratio.

Set Lamp Type on Curtain Shadow at 11.83:1 and Folded Curtain at 5.04:1. It also reaches 12.75:1 on Standing Violet if violet becomes a larger scene-label surface. On Spotlight Cyan, switch to Curtain Shadow text at 11.71:1. Use explicit labels such as “Program Title,” “Scene,” and “Standing figure”; place the figure caption in Lamp Type on the red field rather than inside the small silhouette.

What to watch

Lamp Type on Spotlight Cyan is only 1.01:1 and fails normal and large text. Use Curtain Shadow on the cyan beam. Curtain Shadow and Standing Violet are only 1.08:1 apart, so keep the silhouette within Spotlight Cyan, where it separates at 12.62:1.

The poster and program describe an imagined paper-theatre identity. They do not refer to a real production, artist, venue, performance date, ticket offer, or audience response.

A considered balance

Make room for
the right colors.

Use Curtain Shadow for the 62% poster field, Folded Curtain for the 25% lifted plane, and Spotlight Cyan for the 13% beam; keep Standing Violet as a small silhouette inside the beam. Set Lamp Type on both reds and any expanded violet label surface, and use Curtain Shadow text on cyan. Label the Program Title, Scene, and Standing figure in words.

Start with a generous background, introduce your primary color, then use the highlight sparingly. The ratios are a guide for large surfaces, not a fixed recipe.

62 Base
25 Main
13 Point
Curtain Shadow

Background & breathing room

Folded Curtain

Cards, graphics & sections

Spotlight Cyan

Buttons & key signals

Background · Primary · Highlight. Use text and accent colors where their roles call for them.

Text on background
11.83:1 #F4E5A3 on #48151E · AAA normal text
Text on primary
5.04:1 #F4E5A3 on #A43B46 · AA normal text
Text on highlight
1.01:1 #F4E5A3 on #BDECEF · Not suitable for text

Recommended text on highlight

The original text has low contrast (1.01:1). This example uses Standing Violet (#30153D) from the same palette instead of #F4E5A3 on #BDECEF, improving contrast to 12.62:1. This meets WCAG AA for normal text.

Text on accent
12.75:1 #F4E5A3 on #30153D · AAA normal text

Contrast is calculated for these specific pairs. Large text means at least 24 px regular or about 18.7 px bold. Check every pairing in your final design.

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COLOR NOTE

Lamp Type on Spotlight Cyan is 1.01:1 and fails normal and large text. Use Curtain Shadow there at 11.71:1. Keep Standing Violet inside the cyan beam because violet against the red background is only 1.08:1, and name the figure with adjacent text.

From inspiration to creation

Your next idea,
in these colors.

Add a considered color direction to the design you already have in mind. Your layout and instructions stay yours.

  1. Write your design request.
  2. Choose a color guide and copy it.
  3. Paste it after your request.
  4. Review the result and check readability.

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[Color guide — coloring.today / the-curtain-lifts-into-light]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Lamp Type #F4E5A3
Primary: Folded Curtain #A43B46
Highlight: Spotlight Cyan #BDECEF
Accent: Standing Violet #30153D
Background: Curtain Shadow #48151E

Mood: A lifted paper curtain, broad title shadow, sharp cyan spotlight, and small standing silhouette
Suggested uses: Cultural projects
Application note: Use Curtain Shadow for the 62% poster field, Folded Curtain for the 25% lifted plane, and Spotlight Cyan for the 13% beam; keep Standing Violet as a small silhouette inside the beam. Set Lamp Type on both reds and any expanded violet label surface, and use Curtain Shadow text on cyan. Label the Program Title, Scene, and Standing figure in words.
Avoid: Lamp Type on Spotlight Cyan is 1.01:1 and fails normal and large text. Use Curtain Shadow there at 11.71:1. Keep Standing Violet inside the cyan beam because violet against the red background is only 1.08:1, and name the figure with adjacent text.
Use approximately 62% background, 25% primary, and 13% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Keep the original HEX values. Choose readable text/background pairings without silently changing the palette. Do not introduce unrelated colors.

[Color guide — coloring.today / the-curtain-lifts-into-light]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Lamp Type #F4E5A3
Primary: Folded Curtain #A43B46
Highlight: Spotlight Cyan #BDECEF
Accent: Standing Violet #30153D
Background: Curtain Shadow #48151E

Mood: A lifted paper curtain, broad title shadow, sharp cyan spotlight, and small standing silhouette
Suggested uses: Cultural projects
Application note: Use Curtain Shadow for the 62% poster field, Folded Curtain for the 25% lifted plane, and Spotlight Cyan for the 13% beam; keep Standing Violet as a small silhouette inside the beam. Set Lamp Type on both reds and any expanded violet label surface, and use Curtain Shadow text on cyan. Label the Program Title, Scene, and Standing figure in words.
Avoid: Lamp Type on Spotlight Cyan is 1.01:1 and fails normal and large text. Use Curtain Shadow there at 11.71:1. Keep Standing Violet inside the cyan beam because violet against the red background is only 1.08:1, and name the figure with adjacent text.
Use approximately 62% background, 25% primary, and 13% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Use these semantic tokens consistently. Keep the original HEX values.
:root {
  --color-text: #F4E5A3;
  --color-primary: #A43B46;
  --color-highlight: #BDECEF;
  --color-accent: #30153D;
  --color-background: #48151E;
}
Background is the canvas, text is readable copy, primary is a key surface, highlight draws attention, and accent adds small secondary details.

[Color guide — coloring.today / the-curtain-lifts-into-light]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Lamp Type #F4E5A3
Primary: Folded Curtain #A43B46
Highlight: Spotlight Cyan #BDECEF
Accent: Standing Violet #30153D
Background: Curtain Shadow #48151E

Mood: A lifted paper curtain, broad title shadow, sharp cyan spotlight, and small standing silhouette
Suggested uses: Cultural projects
Application note: Use Curtain Shadow for the 62% poster field, Folded Curtain for the 25% lifted plane, and Spotlight Cyan for the 13% beam; keep Standing Violet as a small silhouette inside the beam. Set Lamp Type on both reds and any expanded violet label surface, and use Curtain Shadow text on cyan. Label the Program Title, Scene, and Standing figure in words.
Avoid: Lamp Type on Spotlight Cyan is 1.01:1 and fails normal and large text. Use Curtain Shadow there at 11.71:1. Keep Standing Violet inside the cyan beam because violet against the red background is only 1.08:1, and name the figure with adjacent text.
Use approximately 62% background, 25% primary, and 13% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Text/background contrast: 11.83:1. This is one measured pair, not a guarantee for the whole palette. Check every actual text/background pairing against WCAG AA. Prefer readable combinations from the original colors, keep visible keyboard focus, and never communicate state through color alone. If no original pairing meets the requirement, propose a separately labeled derived color with its original HEX, proposed HEX, purpose and measured contrast. Never overwrite the source palette.

This guide preserves the original HEX values. Review the output before using it.

Bring it into your project

Five colors.
Ready to use.

Copy the same colors as semantic CSS variables. Every preview and prompt on this page uses this palette. 

:root {
  --color-text: #F4E5A3;
  --color-primary: #A43B46;
  --color-highlight: #BDECEF;
  --color-accent: #30153D;
  --color-background: #48151E;
}

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