Gentle Ember color palette — #F3E0DE · #FF8B74 · #F14D00 · #B14800 · #582700

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F3E0DE): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Salmon (#FF8B74): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Pumpkin (#F14D00): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#B14800): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#582700): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.

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