Gentle Crimson color palette — #F2D9DF · #F31339 · #B53800 · #5F3600 · #291B00

Poppy and Terracotta set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F2D9DF): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Poppy (#F31339): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#B53800): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Bronze (#5F3600): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#291B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Gentle Crimson 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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