Softworn Coast color palette — #F9E0D6 · #B60021 · #334034 · #391B00 · #160400

A conversation between Ruby and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F9E0D6): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ruby (#B60021): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Charcoal (#334034): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Espresso (#391B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#160400): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Coast 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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