Chalky Study color palette — #FFDACF · #DD004A · #5B241E · #38030E · #150201

A conversation between Rose Red and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of warmth and comfort.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDACF): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rose Red (#DD004A): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Espresso (#5B241E): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#38030E): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Ink (#150201): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chalky 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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