Gentle Basin color palette — #FFE8EC · #DA0023 · #7B3200 · #371B00 · #0E0700

Built around Crimson, softened by Rust — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE8EC): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Crimson (#DA0023): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#7B3200): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#371B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#0E0700): 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 Gentle Basin 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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