Softworn Archive color palette — #FDEDCC · #A48100 · #5D5F00 · #004B43 · #33302A

Mustard and Olive set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Custard (#FDEDCC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Mustard (#A48100): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Olive (#5D5F00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Forest (#004B43): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Espresso (#33302A): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged retro, muted.

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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• Olive Coast color palette (#E3DFC5, #736700, #344400, #002B2B, #171700)
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