Pale Ember color palette — #FFE4E8 · #FF523B · #A14100 · #552F00 · #180E00

Built around Scarlet, softened by Burnt Sienna — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE4E8): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Scarlet (#FF523B): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Burnt Sienna (#A14100): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#552F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#180E00): 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 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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