Softworn Nightshade color palette — #FDE8D7 · #008090 · #243BA7 · #422200 · #000D16

Indigo and Teal set the tone — five colors that lean into trust and stability.

The five colors

• Cream (#FDE8D7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Teal (#008090): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Indigo (#243BA7): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of wild irises.
• Espresso (#422200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#000D16): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, 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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