Worn Byzantium color palette — #F4D8E0 · #9C28DC · #8D0049 · #491E00 · #000733

A conversation between Violet and Wine, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F4D8E0): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Violet (#9C28DC): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Wine (#8D0049): A full-bodied, vivid rose — the color of strawberry cream.
• Espresso (#491E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#000733): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of a velvet chair.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Worn 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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