Pale Quarry color palette — #FDD4D9 · #CA4A3A · #973A00 · #5D3700 · #130B00

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDD4D9): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Terracotta (#CA4A3A): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Burnt Sienna (#973A00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Bronze (#5D3700): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#130B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale 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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