Softworn Lantern color palette — #F9E9D7 · #916B20 · #543400 · #1F0D00 · #020100

Ochre takes the lead with Cocoa close behind in a set that reads as optimism and sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#F9E9D7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#916B20): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Cocoa (#543400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#1F0D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Black (#020100): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Lantern 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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