Softworn Archive color palette — #EBD8EF · #A247B3 · #886100 · #00656A · #210127

Orchid and Ochre set the tone — five colors that lean into trust and stability.

The five colors

• Thistle (#EBD8EF): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Orchid (#A247B3): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Ochre (#886100): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Peacock (#00656A): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Deep Indigo (#210127): A deep, shadowed, balanced pink — the color of neon signs at night.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged cool.

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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