Tempered Ember color palette — #F9D8DC · #F4511F · #8E4C00 · #443000 · #151200

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F9D8DC): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Pumpkin (#F4511F): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Burnt Sienna (#8E4C00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#443000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#151200): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

Feels like: Optimism, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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