Softworn Alley color palette — #FFE4FD · #DC90AA · #AC5E5E · #783500 · #301F00

A conversation between Rust and Mocha, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Blush (#FFE4FD): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Mauve (#DC90AA): A luminous, balanced rose — the color of strawberry cream.
• Mocha (#AC5E5E): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#783500): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Onyx (#301F00): 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 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.

Similar palettes

• Cocoa Archive color palette (#FFF1F3, #DF9896, #AE5D52, #832D00, #5F2A00)
• Softworn Chestnut color palette (#FFECF0, #ECB5AE, #A47957, #695317, #292D00)
• Garnet Ridge color palette (#E4E5FF, #C5A0DA, #A16496, #7A3149, #410A00)
• Ancient Blush color palette (#FAF1DB, #CD80AB, #9C5537, #004F63, #361A14)
• Muted Lagoon color palette (#FFF0FE, #EAA9C0, #C97879, #A04F00, #553B00)
• Hazy Rose color palette (#EFD8E2, #EF5564, #9C4300, #432C00, #171200)
• Softworn Pewter color palette (#F9EFEF, #DCD6CF, #C3BCAB, #946479, #362827)
• Tangerine Garden color palette (#FFD8D5, #ED8646, #8D6500, #444100, #0B2000)

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