Pale Quarry color palette — #F9E2D9 · #FF9B5E · #D97D00 · #9B6300 · #322200

A conversation between Mustard and Apricot, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F9E2D9): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Apricot (#FF9B5E): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Mustard (#D97D00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#9B6300): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#322200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale Quarry 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.

Similar palettes

• Linen Quarry color palette (#FFE0AE, #FF8F45, #C07E00, #06831F, #401F00)
• Hazy Amber Coast color palette (#FFF1F4, #FF9D90, #C56800, #5B4400, #1A1E00)
• Soft Mustard Veranda color palette (#EEE4D7, #EDB000, #B69500, #7E7300, #282A00)
• Timeworn Quarry color palette (#FFE7D3, #D87300, #7C4E00, #4D2B0E, #0F0501)
• Pale Cabin color palette (#F6E1E4, #FF9093, #FF4033, #BB3700, #3F1900)
• Dusty Garden color palette (#FFF2E9, #FFD5B4, #E1AA68, #AB8747, #544400)
• Soft Marigold color palette (#FFF2E9, #FFCFC6, #FFB492, #ED9600, #3C1C00)
• Rose Coast color palette (#FBE7F5, #E95363, #924C00, #423000, #0C1200)

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