Ancient Quarry color palette — #FDD9E3 · #E0575F · #B13900 · #6A4000 · #151100

A conversation between Scarlet and Terracotta, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDD9E3): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Scarlet (#E0575F): A luminous, vivid red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Terracotta (#B13900): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#6A4000): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#151100): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Quarry 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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