Softworn Ember color palette — #F8D6C2 · #F2A45B · #EF6229 · #BA3F54 · #362600

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

The five colors

• Peach Cream (#F8D6C2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Apricot (#F2A45B): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Pumpkin (#EF6229): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Brick (#BA3F54): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Espresso (#362600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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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