Dusty Scarlet color palette — #FFF2EC · #FFCAC0 · #C78000 · #DA3E2E · #120700

Poppy takes the lead with Mustard close behind in a set that reads as optimism and energy at first glance.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FFF2EC): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Shell Pink (#FFCAC0): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Mustard (#C78000): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Poppy (#DA3E2E): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#120700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Energy, Balance. Tagged duotone.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Dusty 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.

Similar palettes

• Timeworn Ember color palette (#FFF2EE, #FFC8CE, #ED5E03, #D04564, #150500)
• Gentle Bronze Chapel color palette (#FFF3E8, #FFCDA6, #B18D00, #B96600, #100800)
• Softworn Rose color palette (#FFF2ED, #FFBABA, #C9A200, #FF5666, #281A00)
• Muted Terracotta Thicket color palette (#FFF2EB, #FF9E7A, #986E00, #A73A00, #020100)
• Pale Coral color palette (#FFF2EE, #FF616D, #8B7600, #643D9B, #260417)
• Timeworn Amber Dune color palette (#F4E8D5, #B18700, #395800, #4C3800, #010100)
• Muted Pier color palette (#FFF3E7, #E88700, #6E5F00, #713F00, #020100)
• Sunlit Brick color palette (#F9EEF8, #E58A8B, #8A6300, #AC002D, #000D02)

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