Softworn Archive color palette — #E2ECE4 · #98B9CB · #0073A5 · #004B4C · #001630

Slate and Forest set the tone — five colors that lean into trust and stability.

The five colors

• Parchment (#E2ECE4): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Ash (#98B9CB): A luminous, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Slate (#0073A5): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Forest (#004B4C): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Midnight (#001630): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Sophistication. Tagged coastal, cool, light, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Archive 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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• Washed Cypress color palette (#EEF3EF, #D4DAEA, #79A1C2, #007A82, #233750)
• Patina Navy Alley color palette (#D8E4DB, #557E9A, #003A74, #001E25, #00000C)
• Timeworn Thicket color palette (#DFE6FF, #E0BDEF, #CB7BA7, #3851A6, #141330)
• Amethyst Quarry color palette (#DBE1FC, #724FC5, #924600, #005A48, #0E0126)
• Lapis Summit color palette (#D7E7F9, #5A77CB, #4C3FC6, #3B0079, #210037)

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