Gentle Ember color palette — #FFDCDA · #FF948B · #DF4B2F · #AE3E00 · #622800

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDCDA): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Melon (#FF948B): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Scarlet (#DF4B2F): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#AE3E00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#622800): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Gentle 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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