RAL and NCS values are nearest equivalents, not official designations.
In Western cultures, cerise often symbolizes love and passion, contrasting with its use in East Asian contexts where it can represent happiness and celebration. Its playful yet intense nature makes it a popular choice in creative expressions.
The term 'cerise' emerged in the mid-19th century, first appearing in English in 1858, derived from the French word for cherry. The color gained prominence through textiles and fashion, notably highlighted by its use in haute couture during the 1960s.
Ranked by CIE76 ΔE — the perceptual distance from Cerise. Lower ΔE means a closer match (below ~2 is barely distinguishable).
All 33 Reds →Nine steps of Cerise by lightness — from #731933 (darkest) to #EE94AE (lightest). Click any to copy.
Sitting opposite Cerise at 163° on the color wheel, these give the highest-contrast pairings.
Curated 5-color combinations featuring Cerise.
A 50–900 tonal scale with Cerise anchored at 500 — ready to drop into a design system. Click any step to copy.
Works well as text on dark backgrounds; fails on light.
Thresholds: AA needs 4.5:1 (normal text) / 3:1 (large); AAA needs 7:1 / 4.5:1. Large = 18pt+ or 14pt+ bold.
Copy-ready values for CSS, screen and print, plus the extra conversions designers reach for.
color: #DE3163; color-mix(in srgb, #DE3163 70%, white) 343°, 78%, 87% 0, 78, 55, 13 14561635 #CC3366 How Cerise appears to viewers with the three main types of color blindness (~1 in 12 men, 1 in 200 women). Simulated approximations.