Softworn Ember color palette — #FFD8DC · #EA4227 · #A34C00 · #6B4600 · #171000

Scarlet and Ochre set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD8DC): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Scarlet (#EA4227): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ochre (#A34C00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Bronze (#6B4600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#171000): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

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