Softworn Byzantium color palette — #FFDDEB · #881DF3 · #8D1400 · #283900 · #002934

A conversation between Violet and Rust, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFDDEB): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Violet (#881DF3): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of wild irises.
• Rust (#8D1400): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Forest (#283900): A deep, shadowed, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Midnight (#002934): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged 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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