Pale Quarry color palette — #EED8DC · #FF3650 · #A9060C · #5E2200 · #271000

A conversation between Scarlet and Garnet, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EED8DC): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Scarlet (#FF3650): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Garnet (#A9060C): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#5E2200): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#271000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale Quarry 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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