Ancient Crimson color palette — #FBE7EB · #CE1E4F · #910021 · #450004 · #170100

Built around Crimson, softened by Wine — the whole palette hums with warmth and comfort.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FBE7EB): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Crimson (#CE1E4F): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Wine (#910021): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#450004): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#170100): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.

Feels like: Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Crimson into a complete token system: semantic roles from primary to success, an 11-stop OKLCH scale per role, a WCAG AA/AAA and APCA contrast matrix, an auto-derived dark mode and 11 export formats including CSS custom properties, Tailwind, Figma Variables and shadcn/ui.

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