Softworn Terracotta color palette — #FBDFCD · #C98A55 · #9C3E00 · #5C1311 · #070300

Burnt Sienna and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FBDFCD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Mustard (#C98A55): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Burnt Sienna (#9C3E00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#5C1311): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#070300): 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 Terracotta 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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