Softworn Ember Courtyard color palette — #F3DBD7 · #FF8261 · #E95900 · #B55200 · #502800

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F3DBD7): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Salmon (#FF8261): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Pumpkin (#E95900): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#B55200): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#502800): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Ember Courtyard 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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