Velvet Brick color palette — #EFE2ED · #B50218 · #563600 · #1C0F00 · #030003

A conversation between Ruby and Cocoa, giving this palette its sense of optimism and energy.

The five colors

• Blush (#EFE2ED): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Ruby (#B50218): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Cocoa (#563600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#1C0F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Black (#030003): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.

Feels like: Optimism, Energy, Depth, Luxury. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Velvet Brick 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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