Washed Ember color palette — #F5D2E7 · #FF9B5F · #E56C38 · #AD5240 · #401F00

A conversation between Coral Clay and Apricot, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Thistle (#F5D2E7): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Apricot (#FF9B5F): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Coral Clay (#E56C38): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Brick (#AD5240): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#401F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Washed Ember 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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