Washed Crimson color palette — #F8E1D8 · #DC1238 · #502F00 · #3A0007 · #130203

A conversation between Crimson and Ink, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F8E1D8): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Crimson (#DC1238): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#502F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#3A0007): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#130203): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Washed 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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