Faded Scarlet color palette — #F9DDE0 · #D23C22 · #885100 · #4A3600 · #070700

A conversation between Terracotta and Coffee, giving this palette its sense of optimism and energy.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F9DDE0): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Terracotta (#D23C22): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Coffee (#885100): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#4A3600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#070700): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Optimism, Energy, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded 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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