Softworn Amber color palette — #FAE9CE · #C78700 · #835B00 · #473100 · #0E0600
Built around Mustard, softened by Ochre — the whole palette hums with optimism and balance.
The five colors
- Parchment (#FAE9CE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Mustard (#C78700): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ochre (#835B00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Espresso (#473100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ink (#0E0600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged monochrome.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Softworn Amber 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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