Shadow Quarry color palette — #F5DEDC · #7E2C00 · #442000 · #170C00 · #010100

A conversation between Rust and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F5DEDC): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#7E2C00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#442000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#170C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Black (#010100): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Shadow 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.

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