Softworn Ember color palette — #FFF2EC · #FD461F · #632700 · #250E03 · #040100

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

The five colors

• Ivory (#FFF2EC): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Scarlet (#FD461F): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#632700): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#250E03): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Black (#040100): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

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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