Softworn Nightshade color palette — #F3E8D8 · #D15000 · #5D5300 · #220091 · #1E0D00

Indigo and Terracotta set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F3E8D8): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Terracotta (#D15000): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Deep Olive (#5D5300): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Indigo (#220091): A deep, shadowed, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Ink (#1E0D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Nightshade 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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