Softworn Onyx color palette — #FAD6CF · #826115 · #2F5333 · #4E001B · #160004

Espresso takes the lead with Ochre close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FAD6CF): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ochre (#826115): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Olive (#2F5333): A full-bodied, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Espresso (#4E001B): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Ink (#160004): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged vintage, retro, muted, warm.

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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• Smoked Mulberry color palette (#D3EDDC, #005835, #6D005A, #53001E, #000201)
• Tempered Taupe Workshop color palette (#ECE8D3, #719F7F, #50735E, #603721, #2F0F00)
• Faded Coast color palette (#FDE6E0, #9D853E, #137557, #5D233A, #3F0421)
• Fern Lagoon color palette (#EDE3C7, #4E6100, #004112, #001E15, #000605)
• Hazy Drift color palette (#F0EECC, #7DA168, #006B52, #322E5C, #170121)
• Sunlit Aubergine Archive color palette (#EAF0D3, #1E7E37, #67005B, #00340E, #080006)

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