Ancient Crimson color palette — #FFDED4 · #E0004E · #5B3919 · #2F150D · #050001

Rose Red takes the lead with Cocoa close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDED4): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rose Red (#E0004E): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Cocoa (#5B3919): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Onyx (#2F150D): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Black (#050001): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Crimson 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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