Pale Quarry color palette — #FDDDD1 · #ED3348 · #5E3C22 · #421618 · #1E0B0A

A conversation between Poppy and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDDDD1): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Poppy (#ED3348): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Cocoa (#5E3C22): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#421618): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#1E0B0A): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale Quarry 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.

Similar palettes

• Aged Harbor color palette (#F9E9DF, #C36036, #573900, #321B0B, #140A08)
• Aged Meadow color palette (#FFF0FE, #FF3B51, #573113, #1F0E1F, #030105)
• Wandering Peony color palette (#FEE0DE, #DA3F9A, #623734, #3E162C, #1C0C10)
• Dusty Coral color palette (#FFE6DD, #FF6867, #8E5646, #6A2D13, #1A0E0B)
• Cellar Brick color palette (#F4E1F1, #C40024, #4E1402, #260D24, #100509)
• Chestnut Grove color palette (#ECDDD0, #944900, #394841, #2E2200, #140500)
• Timeworn Drift color palette (#F7F1E5, #AB9C55, #5D5C0A, #3B3831, #27201A)
• Weathered Basin color palette (#FFE6D1, #F6962E, #787CE9, #0085BC, #492700)

Browse the whole catalog at Explore, or see today's palette.