Ancient Ember color palette — #FCDDDC · #CF654B · #933D00 · #5C3300 · #3E2600

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FCDDDC): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Coral Clay (#CF654B): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Burnt Sienna (#933D00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Cocoa (#5C3300): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#3E2600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient 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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