Tempered Scarlet color palette — #FFE9E0 · #DC242F · #6A2E00 · #311407 · #060000

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE9E0): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Crimson (#DC242F): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#6A2E00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Onyx (#311407): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Black (#060000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered Scarlet 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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