Softworn Onyx color palette — #F5EED8 · #5C5400 · #005149 · #530011 · #020200

Espresso takes the lead with Deep Olive close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#F5EED8): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Deep Olive (#5C5400): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Forest (#005149): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Espresso (#530011): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Black (#020200): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Sophistication. Tagged muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Onyx 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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