Pale Ember color palette — #FAD9D8 · #F08778 · #EA522F · #B14300 · #502200

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FAD9D8): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Salmon (#F08778): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Pumpkin (#EA522F): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#B14300): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#502200): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale 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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