Faded Ember color palette — #F4E7D3 · #CF655A · #804E00 · #004244 · #2A1000

A conversation between Coral Clay and Coffee, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F4E7D3): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Coral Clay (#CF655A): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Coffee (#804E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Teal (#004244): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Ink (#2A1000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded 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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