Ancient Scarlet color palette — #F9DDDE · #CB273B · #900504 · #4C0C00 · #1E0500

Crimson takes the lead with Garnet close behind in a set that reads as warmth and comfort at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F9DDDE): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Crimson (#CB273B): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Garnet (#900504): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#4C0C00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#1E0500): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Scarlet 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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