Tempered Ember color palette — #EFD9D9 · #FA8074 · #E25031 · #B64010 · #512100

A conversation between Pumpkin and Terracotta, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EFD9D9): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Salmon (#FA8074): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Pumpkin (#E25031): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#B64010): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#512100): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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