Ancient Ember color palette — #FBE6E3 · #F13A05 · #BA4100 · #803500 · #280F00

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FBE6E3): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Scarlet (#F13A05): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#BA4100): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#803500): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#280F00): 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 Ancient 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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