Softworn Alley color palette — #F5E6DB · #C75E00 · #593713 · #301C0C · #150B05

Terracotta and Cocoa set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F5E6DB): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Terracotta (#C75E00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Cocoa (#593713): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#301C0C): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#150B05): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Alley 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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