Ancient Ember color palette — #F2D9D9 · #D94A00 · #8F4500 · #4A2F00 · #181200

A conversation between Pumpkin and Burnt Sienna, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F2D9D9): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Pumpkin (#D94A00): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Burnt Sienna (#8F4500): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#4A2F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#181200): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient 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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