Tempered Ember color palette — #F8DEDB · #FF9175 · #E86500 · #A45E00 · #482D00

A conversation between Pumpkin and Salmon, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F8DEDB): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Salmon (#FF9175): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Pumpkin (#E86500): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ochre (#A45E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#482D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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