Softworn Onyx color palette — #D7E8DE · #539B91 · #006580 · #562E4D · #440114

A conversation between Espresso and Peacock, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Parchment (#D7E8DE): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Eucalyptus (#539B91): A luminous, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Peacock (#006580): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Mulberry (#562E4D): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Espresso (#440114): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Creativity, Balance. 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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