Softworn Basalt color palette — #FFE5EF · #525D63 · #532A00 · #2B2414 · #0C0500

Espresso takes the lead with Blush close behind in a set that reads as optimism and sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Blush (#FFE5EF): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Graphite (#525D63): quiet, heavy and certain.
• Espresso (#532A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#2B2414): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#0C0500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Basalt 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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