Softworn Scarlet color palette — #FFE4EC · #CD3645 · #722700 · #1B1E00 · #040000

A conversation between Crimson and Rust, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE4EC): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Crimson (#CD3645): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#722700): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Onyx (#1B1E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Black (#040000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged retro.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Scarlet 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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