Gentle Alley color palette — #FFEFDC · #E59800 · #986300 · #492F00 · #1B0D00

A conversation between Apricot and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEFDC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Apricot (#E59800): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Ochre (#986300): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#492F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#1B0D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged monochrome.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Gentle Alley 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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