Pale Courtyard color palette — #FFF2ED · #FF97D2 · #FF5E63 · #A15900 · #4E1100

Built around Watermelon, softened by Carnation — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FFF2ED): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Carnation (#FF97D2): A luminous, balanced rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Watermelon (#FF5E63): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ochre (#A15900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#4E1100): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged candy, vibrant, light, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale Courtyard 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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