Gentle Scarlet color palette — #FFEAEA · #D30023 · #881A00 · #491400 · #130400

A conversation between Crimson and Rust, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFEAEA): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Crimson (#D30023): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#881A00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#491400): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#130400): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Gentle 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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