Softworn Ember color palette — #F5DAE9 · #EFC797 · #CDB32D · #DB5F5A · #411E02

A conversation between Coral Clay and Gold, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F5DAE9): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Wheat (#EFC797): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Gold (#CDB32D): A luminous, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Coral Clay (#DB5F5A): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#411E02): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged pastel, light.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Ember 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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