Softworn Amber color palette — #F5E5D5 · #D6BF88 · #CC8F4D · #9E6C5A · #32302A

A conversation between Mustard and Sand, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F5E5D5): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Sand (#D6BF88): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Mustard (#CC8F4D): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Mocha (#9E6C5A): A full-bodied, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#32302A): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm, muted.

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.

Similar palettes

• Softworn Ridge color palette (#F5E2E8, #C5A981, #B1700E, #824C1C, #213626)
• Honey Study color palette (#FFF3E6, #EEBF73, #AB814F, #744F2F, #2C1F08)
• Hushed Mustard color palette (#FEF4E2, #D2D5A6, #C6A95E, #A48060, #423F00)
• Frosted Ember color palette (#FDD5BD, #FAA048, #F45C14, #B24958, #362600)
• Chestnut Summit color palette (#F5D7E1, #AF9460, #865A23, #612E0B, #001E0F)
• Faded Amber color palette (#DDF6E6, #38D5F7, #C67600, #1F9970, #102D1D)
• Weathered Garnet Study color palette (#FCE6D1, #A37900, #8B4F00, #721C00, #040400)
• Frosted Study color palette (#F1E4C4, #839C2D, #7D6E00, #694400, #001001)

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