Tempered Scarlet color palette — #FFDDDC · #D9431E · #833500 · #472300 · #201A00

Terracotta and Rust set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDDDC): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Terracotta (#D9431E): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#833500): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#472300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#201A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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