Softworn Basalt color palette — #E9DDE0 · #9DAFA1 · #628977 · #502E00 · #210B14

A conversation between Espresso and Fern, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Silver (#E9DDE0): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Sage (#9DAFA1): A luminous, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Fern (#628977): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Espresso (#502E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#210B14): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Basalt 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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