Softworn Onyx color palette — #EDDECA · #845A00 · #214800 · #230159 · #040300

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#EDDECA): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ochre (#845A00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Olive (#214800): A deep, shadowed, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Deep Indigo (#230159): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
• Ink (#040300): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Onyx 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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