# Ember Dusk — palette recipe

## The idea
- Glowing coals in a dark room: warm brown-black surfaces, firelit cream text and a blazing orange accent.

## Use it for
- Restaurants and bars
- Evening events and music venues
- Story-led brand pages

## Avoid it when
- The content is long technical reference
- The brand should feel cool, clean or clinical

## Colours
- Charred Oak (background): #1f1512
- Hearth Stone (surface): #2b1e19
- Firelit Cream (text): #f4e7da
- Warm Ash (muted): #c2aa96
- Live Ember (accent): #ff7a45
- Candle Glow (accent-2): #e9c46a
- Smoke Line (border): #4a362d

## Accessible pairs
- Charred Oak on Firelit Cream — 14.7:1 (AA)
- Firelit Cream on Charred Oak — 14.7:1 (AA)
- Firelit Cream on Hearth Stone — 13.3:1 (AA)
- Hearth Stone on Firelit Cream — 13.3:1 (AA)
- Candle Glow on Charred Oak — 10.7:1 (AA)
- Charred Oak on Candle Glow — 10.7:1 (AA)
- Candle Glow on Hearth Stone — 9.7:1 (AA)
- Hearth Stone on Candle Glow — 9.7:1 (AA)
- Firelit Cream on Smoke Line — 9.3:1 (AA)
- Smoke Line on Firelit Cream — 9.3:1 (AA)
- Charred Oak on Warm Ash — 8.1:1 (AA)
- Warm Ash on Charred Oak — 8.1:1 (AA)
- Hearth Stone on Warm Ash — 7.3:1 (AA)
- Warm Ash on Hearth Stone — 7.3:1 (AA)
- Charred Oak on Live Ember — 6.9:1 (AA)
- Live Ember on Charred Oak — 6.9:1 (AA)
- Candle Glow on Smoke Line — 6.8:1 (AA)
- Smoke Line on Candle Glow — 6.8:1 (AA)
- Hearth Stone on Live Ember — 6.2:1 (AA)
- Live Ember on Hearth Stone — 6.2:1 (AA)
- Smoke Line on Warm Ash — 5.1:1 (AA)
- Warm Ash on Smoke Line — 5.1:1 (AA)
- Live Ember on Smoke Line — 4.4:1 (AA large)
- Smoke Line on Live Ember — 4.4:1 (AA large)

## Principles
- Keep the page dark and let the ember accent be the brightest thing on it.
- Use dark text on ember and candle fills; light text belongs on the dark grounds.
- Separate layers with the hearth surface and a smoke line, not with glows.
- Use candle glow for small highlights such as ratings or badges.