Chalky Drift color palette — #FFDBDD · #EF8370 · #E36000 · #8D5700 · #3F2E00

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDBDD): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Salmon (#EF8370): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Pumpkin (#E36000): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ochre (#8D5700): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#3F2E00): 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 Chalky Drift 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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