Softworn Archive color palette — #FAF4EF · #E0DECE · #C7C7A8 · #A76425 · #281B0F

A conversation between Ochre and Pistachio, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FAF4EF): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Bone (#E0DECE): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Pistachio (#C7C7A8): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Ochre (#A76425): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#281B0F): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.

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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