Pale Scarlet color palette — #F4E3E3 · #E5260B · #953900 · #4B2200 · #261300

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F4E3E3): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Poppy (#E5260B): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Burnt Sienna (#953900): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#4B2200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#261300): 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 Scarlet 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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