Shadow Drift color palette — #FBD9DE · #C42217 · #642E00 · #1F1300 · #010100

A conversation between Brick and Rust, giving this palette its sense of optimism and energy.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FBD9DE): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Brick (#C42217): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#642E00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#1F1300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Black (#010100): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Optimism, Energy, Depth, Luxury. Tagged dark.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Shadow 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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