Muted Courtyard color palette — #FFDBE2 · #FF878D · #D94936 · #823700 · #2F1500

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDBE2): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Salmon (#FF878D): A luminous, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Poppy (#D94936): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#823700): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Onyx (#2F1500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Muted Courtyard 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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