Softworn Ember color palette — #F8DADD · #F7857C · #E1541A · #AB5200 · #412300

Built around Pumpkin, softened by Salmon — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F8DADD): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Salmon (#F7857C): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Pumpkin (#E1541A): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ochre (#AB5200): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#412300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged 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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