Softworn Onyx color palette — #E8E0D2 · #5D6738 · #004527 · #11163C · #17012A
A conversation between Ink and Forest, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Parchment (#E8E0D2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Olive (#5D6738): A full-bodied, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Forest (#004527): A deep, shadowed, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
- Deep Indigo (#11163C): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Ink (#17012A): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Softworn Onyx 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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