Ancient Ember color palette — #EDDBDE · #FF8174 · #D45F00 · #945100 · #442E00

Pumpkin takes the lead with Salmon close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EDDBDE): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Salmon (#FF8174): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Pumpkin (#D45F00): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ochre (#945100): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#442E00): 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 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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