Pale Ember color palette — #FAE8E6 · #EF5035 · #B13C00 · #512000 · #1D0900

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FAE8E6): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Scarlet (#EF5035): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#B13C00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#512000): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#1D0900): 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 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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• Frosted Coral Market color palette (#FFE4E8, #FF5767, #D33F00, #8B4A00, #311F00)
• Amber Parlor color palette (#F7DECC, #D88000, #905C00, #473000, #170F00)
• Antique Terracotta Canyon color palette (#FCDFCB, #C58B65, #9C3F00, #5C1300, #080300)
• Feathered Byzantium Lagoon color palette (#FFE9DB, #E4681D, #9F41E1, #7F3300, #0E001B)
• Ancient Apricot Archive color palette (#FFF3E9, #F69633, #8F4E00, #3A1E00, #030100)
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