Softworn Onyx color palette — #E1E8FF · #8F687D · #604276 · #4F0B1C · #260100

Espresso takes the lead with Charcoal Brown close behind in a set that reads as creativity and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Frost (#E1E8FF): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Slate (#8F687D): A full-bodied, dusty rose — the color of strawberry cream.
• Charcoal Brown (#604276): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Espresso (#4F0B1C): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Ink (#260100): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Creativity, Warmth, Comfort, Sophistication. 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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