Softworn Ember color palette — #FBD0E8 · #F3A447 · #E76A23 · #B24A50 · #342700

A conversation between Pumpkin and Apricot, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Thistle (#FBD0E8): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Apricot (#F3A447): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Pumpkin (#E76A23): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Brick (#B24A50): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Espresso (#342700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm.

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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