Softworn Onyx color palette — #E9EAFF · #8471A0 · #634568 · #501011 · #210700
Built around Espresso, softened by Slate — the whole palette hums with creativity and sophistication.
The five colors
- Frost (#E9EAFF): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Slate (#8471A0): A full-bodied, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Charcoal Brown (#634568): A full-bodied, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Espresso (#501011): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Ink (#210700): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
Feels like: 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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