Pale Study color palette — #FFF0FD · #FFAEBD · #FF8178 · #BE4F00 · #0F0000

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

The five colors

• Blush (#FFF0FD): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Ballet Pink (#FFAEBD): A whisper-light, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Salmon (#FF8178): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#BE4F00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#0F0000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale Study 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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