Softworn Basin color palette — #D4F2DA · #DC7C00 · #986E00 · #006736 · #231200
A conversation between Mustard and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#D4F2DA): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Mustard (#DC7C00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ochre (#986E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Pine (#006736): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Ink (#231200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged retro.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Softworn Basin 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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