Faded Crimson Basin color palette — #FFE4E7 · #E23446 · #9F1F00 · #5D2300 · #240F00

A conversation between Poppy and Burnt Sienna, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE4E7): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Poppy (#E23446): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Burnt Sienna (#9F1F00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#5D2300): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#240F00): 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 Faded Crimson Basin 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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