Softworn Balcony color palette — #FDDFD8 · #FF9662 · #DC7D18 · #A16B24 · #483200

A conversation between Mustard and Apricot, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDDFD8): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Apricot (#FF9662): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Mustard (#DC7D18): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#A16B24): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#483200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Balcony 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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