Softworn Byzantium color palette — #E7E0D2 · #B400C3 · #8B0040 · #183400 · #1B0014
A conversation between Orchid and Wine, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Parchment (#E7E0D2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Orchid (#B400C3): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Wine (#8B0040): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of a theater curtain.
- Deep Forest (#183400): A deep, shadowed, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Ink (#1B0014): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro, vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Softworn Byzantium 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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