Le Creuset color palette
ConsumerLe Creuset's color identity centers on its iconic Flame Orange, complemented by a restrained palette of neutrals and accent colors. The brand's visual system emphasizes warmth, durability, and timelessness, reflecting its heritage in premium cookware.
lecreuset.comLe Creuset colors
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Brand colors
The colors people recognise.- Le Creuset Flame OrangePrimary247, 82, 18
- Le Creuset BlackSecondary0, 0, 0
- Le Creuset Soleil YellowAccent255, 215, 0
Surfaces
Page, cards and dividers.- Le Creuset WhiteBackground255, 255, 255
- Le Creuset Light GraySurface245, 245, 245
- Le Creuset Border GrayBorder224, 224, 224
Text
Three tiers of copy.- Le Creuset CharcoalText34, 34, 34
- Le Creuset Medium GraySecondary text117, 117, 117
- Le Creuset Muted GrayMuted text189, 189, 189
Semantic
Feedback and state colors.- Le Creuset Success GreenSuccess92, 184, 92
- Le Creuset Warning AmberWarning240, 173, 78
- Le Creuset Error RedError217, 83, 79
- Le Creuset Info BlueInfo91, 192, 222
Use Le Creuset's colors in your project
Pick a format, copy or download. Everything below is generated from the exact hex values above.
le-creuset-palette-colors.css · Paste into your global stylesheet.
:root {
--info: #5BC0DE;
--error: #D9534F;
--accent: #FFD700;
--border: #E0E0E0;
--primary: #F75212;
--success: #5CB85C;
--surface: #F5F5F5;
--warning: #F0AD4E;
--secondary: #000000;
--text-muted: #BDBDBD;
--background: #FFFFFF;
--text-primary: #222222;
--text-secondary: #757575;
}Contrast and accessibility
Every text tone tested against every surface, per WCAG 2.1.
Text on background
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
15.9:1
Pass
Text on surface
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
14.6:1
Pass
Secondary text on background
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
4.6:1
Pass
Secondary text on surface
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
4.2:1
Fail
Muted text on background
Needs 3:1 for large text
1.9:1
Fail
Muted text on surface
Needs 3:1 for large text
1.7:1
Fail
Le Creuset gray and neutral colors
The quiet part of the Le Creuset palette: page background, card surfaces, dividers and the three text tones that sit on them. Click a value to copy it.
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- Le Creuset Light GraySurface
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- Le Creuset Border GrayBorder
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- Le Creuset CharcoalText
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- Le Creuset Medium GraySecondary text
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- Le Creuset Muted GrayMuted text
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About Le Creuset's colors
Le Creuset's palette is anchored by its signature Flame Orange, evoking warmth and culinary passion. Neutral grays and white provide balance and clarity for product presentation.
Primary orange contrasts with deep black for impact.
Accent yellow complements orange for vibrancy.
Neutrals support product imagery and legibility.
Psychology
The Flame Orange signals energy, warmth, and appetite, reinforcing the brand's culinary focus. Neutrals and accent colors convey reliability and highlight product variety.
Evolution
Le Creuset's palette has remained stable, with Flame Orange consistently at the center of its identity. Over time, the brand has expanded accent colors for seasonal and product variety, but the core system is unchanged.
Where Le Creuset uses each color
- Primary
Flame Orange is used on cookware, key buttons, and promotional banners.
- Secondary
Black appears in logo text, navigation bars, and footer backgrounds.
- Accent
Soleil Yellow is used for highlights, callouts, and select product lines.
- Backgrounds
White and light gray provide clean backgrounds for product photography and content areas.
- Text
Charcoal and medium gray are used for primary and secondary text throughout the website and packaging.
- Semantic
Green, amber, red, and blue are used for status messages, alerts, and notifications in digital interfaces.
Le Creuset color questions
Hex codes, RGB values, neutrals and how to use the palette.
The official Le Creuset brand color is Flame Orange, hex code #F75212.
The RGB value for #F75212 is (247, 82, 18). The CMYK equivalent is approximately (0, 67, 93, 3).
Le Creuset uses several neutrals: White (#FFFFFF), Light Gray (#F5F5F5), Border Gray (#E0E0E0), Medium Gray (#757575), and Muted Gray (#BDBDBD) for backgrounds, borders, and text.
Use Flame Orange (#F75212) for primary actions and highlights, with neutrals for backgrounds and text. Accent and semantic colors are reserved for product variety and status messaging.
The secondary color is Le Creuset Black, #000000, and the accent is Le Creuset Soleil Yellow, #FFD700. Together with the primary they make up the three brand colors at the top of this page.
3 of 6 text and background pairings meet WCAG 2.1 AA contrast. The contrast section above shows every pairing with its exact ratio.
Use the export block on this page. It gives you CSS custom properties, a Tailwind config, W3C design tokens or a shadcn/ui theme built from these exact hex values, with copy and download buttons.
Yes. Export the Claude Code skill, Cursor rules or Codex prompt from the same block. The agent then applies Le Creuset's colors consistently when it generates UI.
Make something in the spirit of Le Creuset
Start from this palette's mood and get an original 13-color system for your own project, contrast-checked and ready to export.