Tempered Scarlet color palette — #F5DEEF · #CD280C · #452E00 · #230C1F · #060309

A conversation between Brick and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and energy.

The five colors

• Blush (#F5DEEF): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.
• Brick (#CD280C): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#452E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#230C1F): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Ink (#060309): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.

Feels like: Optimism, 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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