Pale Ember color palette — #FFDCE2 · #D8513C · #794100 · #372900 · #0E1000

A conversation between Poppy and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDCE2): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Poppy (#D8513C): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Bronze (#794100): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#372900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#0E1000): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Optimism, 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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• Aged Summit color palette (#CCE9D5, #CF1F32, #624400, #002C54, #190500)
• Apricot Harbor color palette (#F8E7E7, #FF8351, #B16C00, #5E4F00, #233200)
• Muted Cocoa Archive color palette (#FFE8F2, #7D4000, #3F5817, #1F1800, #080003)
• Feathered Corridor color palette (#FAE5F0, #FF64A1, #D56F00, #6D6F00, #110700)
• Brick Loft color palette (#E7D9E3, #B72900, #005337, #002849, #00061A)
• Aged Fern color palette (#FFDFDF, #A67449, #656200, #2E3466, #1E1238)

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