Ancient Scarlet color palette — #FCDAD8 · #CF260D · #782A00 · #361500 · #0A0300

Built around Brick, softened by Rust — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FCDAD8): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Brick (#CF260D): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#782A00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Onyx (#361500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#0A0300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient 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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