Softworn Basin color palette — #D6E6D9 · #00869F · #00415A · #001F1E · #000104

Cerulean takes the lead with Deep Teal close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#D6E6D9): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Cerulean (#00869F): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Deep Teal (#00415A): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Ink (#001F1E): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Black (#000104): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Basin 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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