Softworn Onyx color palette — #F8EAE3 · #9A8A7C · #8C6222 · #4F1000 · #030100
Built around Espresso, softened by Ochre — the whole palette hums with optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Cream (#F8EAE3): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Gray (#9A8A7C): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Ochre (#8C6222): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Espresso (#4F1000): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Black (#030100): a grounded near-black with real depth.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.
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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