Softworn Alley color palette — #F6D9D0 · #FF8C3D · #D17B00 · #966700 · #392D00
A conversation between Apricot and Mustard, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Shell Pink (#F6D9D0): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Apricot (#FF8C3D): A luminous, vivid gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Mustard (#D17B00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Ochre (#966700): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Espresso (#392D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.
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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