Softworn Study color palette — #FBE5D0 · #9A5800 · #403000 · #1B1C12 · #0F0500

A conversation between Ochre and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FBE5D0): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ochre (#9A5800): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#403000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#1B1C12): a grounded near-black with real depth.
• Ink (#0F0500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Study 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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