Ancient Scarlet color palette — #FFD4DA · #E9666B · #D22C09 · #873900 · #4F3C00

Crimson and Watermelon set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD4DA): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Watermelon (#E9666B): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Crimson (#D22C09): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#873900): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Deep Olive (#4F3C00): 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 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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