Ancient Terracotta Study color palette — #FFD6E9 · #EB98A3 · #C46355 · #8F3800 · #4B2C00

A conversation between Burnt Sienna and Coral Clay, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD6E9): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Ballet Pink (#EB98A3): A luminous, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Coral Clay (#C46355): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Burnt Sienna (#8F3800): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#4B2C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Terracotta Study 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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