Softworn Alley color palette — #FFF4E2 · #FF9580 · #AA700F · #005D62 · #331B08

Built around Melon, softened by Ochre — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFF4E2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Melon (#FF9580): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ochre (#AA700F): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Peacock (#005D62): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Onyx (#331B08): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged retro.

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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