Softworn Archive color palette — #F8D8CC · #FF8EB5 · #FF5665 · #B84500 · #2B0001

A conversation between Watermelon and Terracotta, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F8D8CC): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ballet Pink (#FF8EB5): A luminous, balanced rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Watermelon (#FF5665): A luminous, vivid red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Terracotta (#B84500): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#2B0001): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Archive 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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