Softworn Byzantium color palette — #EFD6E1 · #BE620E · #9835B2 · #713600 · #3B1645

Orchid and Ochre set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EFD6E1): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Ochre (#BE620E): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Orchid (#9835B2): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Bronze (#713600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Indigo (#3B1645): A deep, shadowed, balanced pink — the color of peonies in June.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Byzantium 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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