Softworn Alley color palette — #FFDADA · #C20033 · #745200 · #004742 · #3F050D

A conversation between Ruby and Coffee, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDADA): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Ruby (#C20033): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Coffee (#745200): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Forest (#004742): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Espresso (#3F050D): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Alley 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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