Softworn Amber color palette — #FEE8CD · #AD8739 · #7C5100 · #502C00 · #181100
A conversation between Mustard and Coffee, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.
The five colors
- Parchment (#FEE8CD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Mustard (#AD8739): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Coffee (#7C5100): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Espresso (#502C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Ink (#181100): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
Feels like: Optimism, Balance, 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.
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