Softworn Petrol color palette — #DAEDEF · #4D6A92 · #493A5D · #291B00 · #0C0C00

Slate and Charcoal set the tone — five colors that lean into trust and stability.

The five colors

• Frost (#DAEDEF): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Slate (#4D6A92): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Charcoal (#493A5D): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Onyx (#291B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#0C0C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Petrol 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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