Chalky Ember color palette — #FCDDDE · #D7644D · #914200 · #472900 · #120B00

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FCDDDE): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Coral Clay (#D7644D): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Burnt Sienna (#914200): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#472900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#120B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chalky 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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